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Penumbra is a leading Scottish
voluntary organisation working in the field of mental
health.
We provide an extensive range of person-centred support
services for adults and young people.
Since we opened our first supported
accommodation project in 1985 we have based the development
of our services on the rights of the people who use
them to choice, dignity and participation in ordinary
life. This philosophy has guided our growth over the
past 23 years and we now provide a range of services
located across Scotland.
Penumbra envisages a society where people with mental
health problems expect recovery and are accepted, supported and have the
resources to fulfil their potential.
We support mental health by:
• Providing
supported living/tenancy support services
• Providing
residential respite care services
• Providing
services for young people
• Developing
innovative new services based on needs and identified
gaps
• Contributing
to wider debate on mental health
• Contributing
to raising awareness of mental health and reducing stigma
The word ‘Penumbra’
means the partial shadow around the sun during an eclipse.
Penumbra’s work aims to bring mental health out
of the shadow and into the light.
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