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 […]
Lottery success for Penumbra’s self-harm project in Fife
Lottery success for Penumbra’s self-harm project in Fife Leading mental health charity, Penumbra, is pleased to announce its success in the latest round of awards from the National Lottery with its Self-Harm Service in Fife being selected for an award through the National Lottery’s Community Fund. Penumbra’s Self-Harm Project in Fife was opened in 2005 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Luellen’s story
Luellen’s story I have lived with mental ill health most of my life and at times l have really struggled. Back in 2017 my whole world crumbled around me as my mental health became really bad to the point where I just didn’t want to be here, l had lost my job and was in […]
Dan’s blog: staying connected
Staying connected during lockdown ith the temporary cessation of face-to-face support, my colleagues and I are working from home for the time being. We’re using technology wherever possible to make video calls to the people we support to maintain some visual contact. When this isn’t possible we provide structured phone calls to try and continue […]
