New self-harm support service for Dundee
New self-harm support service for Dundee We recently launched a new self-harm service in Dundee. It’s being funded by Inspiring Scotland as part of a Scotland wide initiative that brings together, and supports organisations to provide, a range of support services across communities. People can self-refer to the service and can also be referred by
... continue reading.Author donates book sales to Penumbra
Author donates sales of books to Penumbra We were thrilled when author and friend of Penumbra, Alan Ormiston, contacted us to say that he’s written a book of poetry with proceeds from its sale going to help our work in supporting 1800 adults and young people each week. Read more about Alan’s motivation for his
... continue reading.Penumbra partners up with Aberdeen Cyrenians for new service
Penumbra teams up with Aberdeen Cyrenians for new service In Aberdeen, Penumbra colleagues recently teamed up with Cyrenians to offer innovative support to survivors of childhood abuse. ‘Strength for Tomorrow’ is a new service which will support adults who have experienced childhood abuse which continues to affect their lives today. The project, which is funded
... continue reading.Penumbra welcomes extension to distress support
Penumbra welcomes extension to distress support Penumbra is pleased to be one of the third sector partners as part of the additional measures to help people look after their mental health and wellbeing during coronavirus which were announced this week. The charity is already a partner in Aberdeen, Inverness and Moray DBI. Chief Executive of
... continue reading.Penumbra gets bags of help from Tesco
Penumbra gets bags of help from Tesco Staff at Penumbra are celebrating with news of their success in this year’s Tesco Bags of Help grant competition. Tesco customers across three regions gave Penumbra their blue tokens winning the charity a total of £50,000. The Centenary grant will help mental health charity Penumbra develop a new
... continue reading.Praise for building meaningful lives at Sighthill
Praise for building meaningful lives at Sighthill Originally a sheltered housing complex, a building in the Calders has been transformed by the City of Edinburgh Council to provide high-quality places to stay. The Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership is now funding ongoing care and support for tenants at the St Stephen’s service as they
... continue reading.Top marks for charity’s supported living service in Edinburgh
Top marks for charity’s supported living service in Edinburgh Leading mental health charity, Penumbra, is celebrating this week after receiving top marks from the Care Inspectorate for its Edinburgh Supported Living Service (SLS). The Care inspectorate reported noted that Penumbra’s Edinburgh SLS “excelled in the support they provided enabling people to experience positive outcomes that enhanced their wellbeing” and
... continue reading.Distress Brief Intervention gets extended to more young people
Distress Brief Intervention extended to 16 and 17 year olds in northeast The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) extension to 16 and 17-year-olds, has become live in Aberdeen and Inverness. It brings both pilot areas into line with the others on Borders and Lanarkshire which undertook the extension in May. DBI currently provides support to people
... continue reading.Mental health charity comments on worrying findings of report
Mental health charity comments on worrying findings of report Leading mental health charity Penumbra has reacted to the worrying findings of a report published by the Mental Health Commission for Scotland today (Wednesday 23 October) on the increase in the use of compulsory treatment. The Mental Welfare Commission’s report has revealed that 6,038 new episodes
... continue reading.Charity’s suicide prevention support reaches 100 people in first six months
Suicide prevention service reaches 100 people in six months Leading Scottish mental health charity Penumbra has today confirmed that its Angus based team has directly supported 100 people through its Angus Suicide Prevention Support Service, based in Arbroath. The service has been in operation since January of this year. The service is managed by Penumbra
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