Penumbra – One of Scotland’s largest mental health charities
Our principles
Four core values inform our work:
- People can and do recover from mental ill health
- People have equal human value regardless of their situation or ability and have the right to dignity, respect, privacy and choice
- People should be enabled to exercise control over their lives by means of real choice and participation and should be free from stigma and discrimination
- Penumbra’s services should provide person centred support on an ordinary and inclusive basis wherever possible.
Services
Penumbra provides high-quality, personalised and recovery focused services for adults and young people who are experiencing mental ill-health.
From its beginnings with supported accommodation, Penumbra now runs supported living services, NOVA (community/social inclusion) services, self-harm projects, crisis centre, Distress Brief Intervention, peer support services, Community Link Workers services for people with alcohol related brain damage, youth projects, homelessness services and respite breaks (Nova Short Breaks).
Penumbra has won a number of national awards for its innovative approaches. Most recently Penumbra Milestone won the award for innovation at the inaugural UK Mental Health Awards in 2020.
Governance
Penumbra has a Board of Trustees/Directors, who are all volunteers. The board has 10 members including the Chair and Treasurer. The board meets every two months and has three sub-committees. Finance, Risk and Audit (FRA), People, Quality and Improvement (PQI) and a remuneration committee. Penumbra has a collective bargaining agreement with Unite.
Penumbra is both a company limited by guarantee and a registered Scottish Charity. Information on our charitable status is available from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) website and our most recent audited accounts are available from Companies House.
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