Penumbra welcomes suicide bereavement service evaluation
Penumbra welcomes evaluation of suicide bereavement service Mental health charity, Penumbra, has today welcomed the Scottish Government and COSLA’s commitment to roll out a pilot support service which offers support
... continue reading.Are you paying attention?
Are you paying attention? For Self-Harm Awareness Day, 1st March 2024, at Penumbra we wanted to highlight and challenge the negative and unhelpful associations of “attention-seeking”. Even when unrelated to
... continue reading.Meet Shaun, our new Head of Services (West)
Meet Shaun, our new Head of Services (West) Q. Can we get some background on your history with Penumbra? I joined Penumbra as Service Manager for Distress Brief Intervention Ayrshire
... continue reading.Sheena’s christmas appeal for 2023
Sheena’s christmas appeal for 2023 Our recent impact report, Making a Difference, revealed that we’re reaching more than double the number of people we were in 2020. While we feel proud that
... continue reading.Our Role in Time, Space, Compassion
Our Role in Time, Space, Compassion It has been a privilege to be a part of developing Time, Space, Compassion, first with our colleagues on the National Suicide Prevention Leadership
... continue reading.We thank each person for placing their trust in us
We thank each person for placing their trust in us Penumbra Mental Health has today released its impact report for 2022/23. Making a Difference can be found here. Its key
... continue reading.Live chat support for self-harm launches nationwide
Live chat support for self-harm launches nationwide Self-Harm Network Scotland (SHNS) are announcing the launch of their new live chat service; available to anyone aged 12 + across Scotland who
... continue reading.Our role in Scotland’s suicide prevention movement
Our role in Scotland’s suicide prevention movement We were delighted to be part of the recent launch of Suicide Prevention Scotland which is the Network that is working to deliver
... continue reading.Self-Harm Network Support Glasgow Veterans
Self-Harm Network Scotland Support Glasgow Veterans To celebrate Armed Forces Day on the 24th June 2023, Self-Harm Network Scotland (SHNS) are highlighting the incredible ongoing collaboration between our Glasgow locality
... continue reading.People’s lived experiences are central to how we work
People’s lived experiences are central to how we work What do we mean when we talk about lived and living experience? At Penumbra we’ve always believed that people’s lived and
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