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Following an Open Space event and a series of meetings on the needs of young people in West Lothian who self-harm, Penumbra recently opened it’s Hawthorn Project funded by Choose Life West Lothian and the Daily Record to develop services in this area.
The main aims of the project are to:
- Establish and support the development of self-harm support groups for people who self-harm, parents, carers and professionals.
- Bring together the individual support groups around common issues.
- Establish links with appropriate planning groups.
- Co-ordinate the West Lothian Self-Harm Project Steering Group.
- Facilitate and provide training around self-harm, including supporting people who self-harm to be an integral part of the training process.
- Promote good practice across agencies.
- Make accessible and available resources for organisations and individuals.
- Liaise with other interested groups locally, nationally and internationally.
- Collaborate with local press and media to reduce stigma and inform the general population on the needs of this group.
Self-Harm Development Worker
Penumbra Hawthorn Project
14 Hawthorn Place
Uphall
West Lothian
EH52 1BX
Tel 01506 862 457
E-mail: fiona.downie@penumbra.org.uk
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