Bill’s story
Bill’s story It’s only over recent months that I’ve come to recognise the reality of my hair-pulling episodes. I didn’t even know it had a name until trichotillomania (TTM) was discussed on a local radio show. I’ve experienced social anxiety for as long as I can remember and mainly during adolescence I had a spell of […]
Penumbra to lead Distress Brief Intervention in Moray
Penumbra to lead Distress Brief Intervention in Moray The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme is an innovative service which provides early intervention to people in distress equipping them with the skills and support to manage the causes of their distress and reduce the possibility of future distress. Having successfully run the pilot in Aberdeen, Penumbra […]
Ashley story
Ashley’s story I’d lost work after 26 years and was unravelling with mental health issues. I first encountered Penumbra in the Autumn of 2017. I’d lost work after 26 years and was unraveling with mental health issues. I suffered depression, anxiety and OCD, had attempted suicide and regularly self harmed. I was referred to […]
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 […]
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 […]
Liam’s story
Liam’s story This morning I got up and ate my breakfast en route to the lab to start another day as a PhD student at University of Glasgow, studying how a special subset of immune cells (gd T cells) can predict the development and outcome of colorectal cancer. I worked on a report ahead of […]
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 […]
J’s story
J’s story Over the past 10 years my life has gone from having everything to having nothing, and back to having everything plus more. A few years ago, I was given a 5% chance of survival after a suicide attempt and my family were told to say their goodbyes. Amazingly, a few days later I […]
Angus’s story
Angus’s story I would like to share a little bit about my time with Penumbra. It all started with me being a “shut in”, I would never leave my flat during the day, only coming out to do my shopping after 6pm. I was so anxious about everything which would sometimes lead to depressive thoughts. These […]
Craig’s story
Craig’s story My name is Craig and I’ve suffered from Mental Health difficulties for 20 years. I had a limb removed and extensive surgery some years ago and struggled to adapt to this life changing experience. I didn’t think I’d ever be able to live independently but with Penumbra’s help I’ve rebuilt my skills and […]
