Services
We offer a range of services to improve health and wellbeing that provide
practical, emotional and social support. All our services are recovery
focussed and offer personalised support. We use
I.ROC and our
Hope Toolkit as a means of ensuring our work is relevant for each person we are
working with. Some services require a referral from a mental health practitioner
but many accept self referrals and self-directed support requests.
Use our
postcode searchto find Penumbra services near you, or view by service-type below. For
more information on a specific service, click the icon on the map. Use
the drop-down menu for information about specific service-types.
Supported Living Services
Penumbra’s Supported Living Services offer personal support to meet people’s
needs in their own home and in the community. We offer tailored practical and
emotional support to help individuals lead an ordinary and fulfilling life
in the community.
The time, length and areas of activity covered are different for
everyone, but can include help with budgeting, life skills, confidence
building and social inclusion.
Supported Accommodation Services
Penumbra’s Supported Accommodation projects operate as small care homes
in three local authority areas. They provide accommodation, care and support
in both shared houses and self-contained flats.
Supported accommodation offers an important opportunity for people
with long-term mental ill health to live independently and access daily
support, both practical and emotional. Contact the relevant Area Office
for details.
Crisis & short term support
The Edinburgh Crisis Centre is unique in Scotland. It provides a 24 hour
helpline for people aged 16 or over who use or have used mental health
services and their carers, along with the possibility of staying at the
centre for up to seven nights. For more information about the Crisis Centre
visit
www.edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk or contact Penumbra’s East Area Office.
We also run a number of 1st Response services for people who need
short term support or information about local services.
Nova (social inclusion) Services
Penumbra’s award winning Nova Projects seek to integrate people experiencing
mental ill health, including those who self harm and/or who are at risk
of suicide, more fully into their community by helping them to access mainstream
activities and groups such as further education, sports, clubs and work,
whether voluntary or paid.
Support is provided on a one to one basis for a fixed period of time,
looking at an individual’s hopes and aspirations in moving out of social
isolation towards meaningful opportunities, relationships and community
engagement.
Self Directed Support (SDS)
Whether it’s learning a new skill, becoming more involved in your local
community, reducing stress, getting fit or connected with local activities,
Penumbra can help you achieve outcomes through SDS.
SDS is a new system which allows people to choose how their support
is provided, and gives them as much control as they want of their individual
budget.
For more information contact your nearest Penumbra Area Office.
Peer work
Many Penumbra services employ people with a personal experience of mental
ill health.
Peer Support Workers act as ‘recovery guides’, promoting the recovery
of people engaging with services.
Peer work also promotes the recovery and inclusion of the Peer Support
Workers who, like the majority of people who experience long-term mental
health problems, may find it difficult to secure employment.
Homelessness Services
Penumbra’s Homelessness Services engage with homeless people who have
mental health issues or chaotic lifestyles.
The Services provide person-centred support designed to meet each
individual’s needs and goals.
Our service in Glasgow has staff available 24 hours a day for practical
and emotional support. In Aberdeen we provide a specialist Supported Living
Service. Fife Supported Living Service and Borders Supported Living Service
also have homeless contracts, as does the Edinburgh Consortium.
Alcohol Related Brain Damage
We support individuals with Alcohol Related Brain Damage (ARBD) with daily
living skills, health issues, social activities, education and employment.
Support is individually based, flexible and tailored to individual needs.
We offers services in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Please contact
the relevant Area Office to find out more details about the Service.
Self Harm Services
Our Self Harm Projects are community-based services that work with people
who self harm and who might be at risk of suicide.
The projects provides a safe, non-judgemental, person centred environment
in which people can explore their self harm issues and look at ways to
manage and identify coping strategies. We provide informal emotional support
for people who self-harm as well as their families and carers.
Scottish Recovery Network
SRN is hosted by Penumbra on behalf of an alliance of organisations. It
is now well established and undertakes a wide programme of activities that
promote recovery and recovery practice.
For more information visit
scottishrecovery.net/.
More information
Some services require a referral from a mental health practitioner but many accept self referrals and self-directed support requests. Please contact individual services using the details provided to find out about the referral process. For privacy reasons some services, including supported accommodation services, are contactable through a local Penumbra Area Office.