A critically acclaimed film which hopes to tackle the massive surge in body confidence issues around the globe will be shown on the big screen in Aberdeen for the first time this month. Scottish mental health charity Penumbra has teamed up with the Body Image Movement to offer the free screenings of the feel-good documentary … Continued

Mental Health Europe – a non-governmental network which works with the EU and other international bodies to promote positive mental health – has published an analysis of mental health care across the continent. Mapping and Understanding Exclusion in Europe provides a unique insight into European mental health systems, ongoing human rights violations and the changes … Continued

We are seeking donations to raise money for our vital mental health work in Aberdeen. Donations will be sold at a week-long pop-up charity shop in Aberdeen (Monday 5 February – Friday 9 February). All money raised will go towards supporting people to take part in community activities, such as our New Shoots Gardening Project. … Continued

A film featuring people supported by Penumbra has won a prestigious international film award. In Place examines the mechanisms people use to cope with mental health difficulties, exploring the line between the positive and the negative. The film follows three people – a young skateboarder, a university student and a retired librarian – who all … Continued

A critically acclaimed film which hopes to tackle the massive surge in body confidence issues around the globe will be shown on the big screen in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen for the first time next year. Scottish mental health charity Penumbra has teamed up with the Body Image Movement to offer three free screenings of … Continued

Mental health experts from 14 European countries will gather in Edinburgh this week (Monday 11 December) to discuss mental health practice across Europe and identify priorities for improvement. The forum has been organised by Mental Health Europe, a non-governmental network which works with the EU and other international bodies to promote positive mental health and … Continued

Abbie Henderson – the creator of the My Body My Way programme – speaks to Robin Murphy about young people’s mental health, and specifically negative body image. The Podcast has been released on Universal Children’s Day, which was established in 1954 and is celebrated on 20 November each year to promote international togetherness and improve … Continued

Scottish Government Minister for Mental Health Maureen Watt MSP today (16 November 2017) visited the Edinburgh Crisis Centre – a service unique in Scotland in offering quick-access 1-1 and short-stay residential mental health crisis support alongside freephone, text and email support. Created following a 10 year campaign by service users, the Crisis Centre provides support … Continued

People in Edinburgh will have the opportunity to attend a series of workshops exploring the links between fashion and their own mental health and wellbeing. The workshops have been created by the mental health charity Penumbra in partnership with Edinburgh College of Art and Saheliya, a mental health service which supports black, minority ethnic, asylum … Continued

Today (24 October 2017) Glasgow MSP Annie Wells visited Penumbra Milestone, a service which provides support to people with a diagnosis of Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD). ARBD (Alcohol Related Brain Damage) is the term that is used to describe a range of symptoms which occur following a prolonged period of heavy drinking, such as: … Continued

Artwork created by people receiving support for self harm will go on display near Dunfermline later this month. Reclaim, Restore, Recover is a collection of paintings, sketches and sculptures made by people accessing the Fife Self Harm project, a Dunfermline based service run by the mental health charity Penumbra. The artwork was created at two … Continued

A film featuring people supported by Penumbra is being shown in Glasgow as part of this year’s Scottish Mental Health Arts Festival. In Place explores the mechanisms we use to cope in our daily lives, questioning the line between the positive and the negative. The three people that the film follows – a young skateboarder, … Continued

Self directed support (SDS) became law on 1 April 2014. It allows people to choose how their support is provided, and gives them as much control as they want over their individual budget. Put simply, SDS is the support a person purchases or arranges, to meet agreed health and social care outcomes. Penumbra has today … Continued

Mental health charity Penumbra has launched a Podcast on World Mental Health Day (10 October 2017). Christopher from Plan2Change in Edinburgh joined Robin to discuss Peer Work in the first ever Penumbra Podcast. Each month Penumbra plans to record an interview on a mental health topic. Mental health in the workplace is the theme of … Continued

Staff from the mental health charity Penumbra will highlight the organisation’s innovative work at two major European conferences this week – the European Conference on Mental Health (ECMH), and the European Network for Mental Health Service Evaluation (ENMESH).   ECMH The sixth European Conference on Mental Health is taking place 4-6 October 2017 in Berlin, … Continued

Mental health charity Penumbra has today (27 September) officially launched a programme to tackle negative body image in young children. “My Body My Way” has been developed in collaboration with primary schools in North Ayrshire. The programme is designed to help primary school children explore issues of body image and how factors such as the … Continued

Future Pathways is holding an information event in Aberdeen today (26 September), to help raise awareness of the project. Future Pathways offers help and support to people who were abused or neglected as children while they were living in care in Scotland. It works to help survivors access person-centred support that will help them to … Continued

Now in its fifth year, Out of Sight, Out of Mind is returning as part of the 2017 Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival. The event is a collaborative exhibition of over 100 artworks in various media, created by people who are using the arts to express themselves in relation to their experiences of … Continued

Mental health charity Penumbra has appointed three new board members at its AGM last night (20 September 2017). The new trustees have a board range or skills and experience covering strategic planning in health and social care, human resources, and finance. The new board members are:   Colin Briggs Colin’s professional career to date has … Continued