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Penumbra Youth Project is a community based Mental Health
Project working with 16-21 year olds in the Scottish Borders.
The Project offers advice and support to young people who
experience a range of difficulties such as stress, isolation,
family breakdown, suicide and self harm, homelessness, sexual
abuse, pregnancy, anxiety and panic attacks, drug and alcohol
issues, peer pressure and exam stress. It allows young people
to talk about their problems on their terms, in a friendly
non-judgemental atmosphere.
We have developed a range of services which include:
- Drop-in centres in Galashiels, Hawick, Kelso and Eyemouth
where young people can call in for a chat, advice, meet
people their own age and have a coffee.
- Self Help Groups on:
Bereavement
Sexual Abuse(Female)
Eating Problems
Telephone 01896 751177 for more details.
- 1:1 Counselling
- Peer Education on Mental Health in Schools
- Volunteering/Befriending
- Supported Accommodation
We also visit young people in their own homes or at a venue
of their choice.
Community Drugs Action Project
Funded by TSB Lloyds, the main aims of the Community Drugs
Action Project are to:
- Support young people who missuse drugs and alcohol in
finding an alternative to their existing lifestyles through
1:1 Support; Outdoor Action Weekends and Lifeskills Groups.
- Assist the young people to focus on their future Education,
Training, Work and Leisure needs by identifying individual
action plans and helping them develop the skills required
to carry these through.
Support Group - Saturdays 12noon-2pm
Anyone interested should just come along or contact Wendi
Kelly on 01896 751177 for more details.
Supported Accommodation
Homelessness continues to be a major problem for young people
with mental health difficulties living in the Scottish Borders.
For some young people living on their own would be very difficult
adn Penumbra's Supportive Flatmate Flats have filled a big
gap in services. The Supported Accommodation allows the young
people the independence with additional "live in" support
and is proving to be popular and successful.
For more details contact our Supported Accommodation Worker
Matthew Blair on 01896 758217.
Supported Tenancy Project
This new project as been set up in conjunction with Scottish
Borders Council Social Work and Housing Departments. The project
is designed to tackle the needs of socially excluded and disadvantaged
young people in the Borders. The overall aim of the project
is to reduce the likelihood of a young person becoming homeless
as a result of being unable to maintain their own tenancy
because of difficulties in coping with the demands of independent
living.
Who is eligible?
Young people aged between 16 & 21 who may be identified as
bein g socially excluded under the terms of the Social Inclusion
Partnership and who are living in the Scottish Borders.
For further information contact Simon Park or Annie Purnis
(Tenancy Support Workers) on 01896 668660.
Young People's Voice / Peer Education
In January 1997, Penumbra received 3 years funding from
the Oxford based Lankelly Foundation to develop the Young
People's Voice Project. The main aim is to encourage young
people to have a voice in mental health issues which affect
them. The newsletter group was one of the first projects developed
through Young People's Voice. The newsletter is produced by
the young people who use the project ans is compiled mostly
from their creative work.
The Peer Education project was successfully piloted in Eyemouth
High School and continues to be run there as well as at Selkirk
High School.
The main aims are:
- to raise awareness of mental health issues
- to share responsibility and make collective decisions
within the group
- to educate their fellow peers about mental health issues
For more information contact Eve-Marie Haydock on 01896
75117
The Volunteer Project
Funded by the Unemployed Voluntary Action Fund, The Volunteer
Project seeks to recruit, train and support volunteers to
work within Penumbra Youth Project. Volunteers are offered
the opportunity to become involved in a range of activities
undertaken by the Project. These include:
- The Supportive Flatmate Scheme where volunteersm live
in the flats with young people in return for rent free accommodation
and a monthly participation payment.
- 1:1 Befriending work
- Community Drug Action Work
- Drop in Sessions
- Support Groups
- Outdoor Action Weekends
For more information contact John Brown (Volunteer Co-ordinator)
on 01896 758217
Remember: Contact with the Project is completely voluntary
- you decide how often and how long you attend.
The Project will try to respond to any difficulties you are
experiencing.
We provide a safe place which allows you an opportunity to
talk about what is causing you concern.
We will treat you with respect so that you can become involved
in decision making and have an influence over the service
you receive.
Drop in Times and Places
Galashiels - 38 Gala Park
Mondays 11am - 1pm
Wednesdays 6.30pm - 8.30pm
Fridays 11am - 1pm
Hawick - 6a Howegate
Tuesdays 10am - 1pm
Thursdays 10am - 1pm
Self Help Support Groups
Wednesdays 4.30pm - 6pm
38 Gala Park, Galashiels
1st Wed in the month - Bereavement Group
2nd Wed in the month - Sexual Abuse Survivors
3rd Wed in the month - Eating Problems
4th Wed in the month - Sexual Abuse Survivors(Female)
For more details telephone 01896 751177
Penumbra Youth Project
38 Gala Park
Galashiels TD1 1EU
Tel: 01896 751177
6a Howegate
Hawick TD9 0AB
Tel: 01450 373226
48 Overhaugh Street
Galashiels TD1 1DP
Tel: 01896 668660
Or you can contact the Manager, Fiona McCall, directly on
01896 750622.
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