Penumbra Mental Health's CEO, Mike Burns, met with the First Minister John Swinney to hear about @ScottishGovernment plans for public service reform. Penumbra welcomes all opportunities to actively participate in shaping a sustainable future of essential services across Scotland.

Join us this hashtag#VolunteersWeek in celebrating our incredible volunteers like Logan. If he inspires you to volunteer with Penumbra as part of our Self-Harm Network Scotland find out more here: bit.ly/4jn5VLg

We’re proud to be celebrating Volunteers’ Week 2025 to thank all of our incredible volunteers across Penumbra. #VolunteersWeek

We’ve been busy building #community throughout #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek We led a group creating a newsflash for the peer support community across mental health services, and hosted a craft night to celebrate our collective commitment to recovery, socialise and create art.

This #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek the focus is community.The fantastic staff at our Hope Point Dundee service are thankful to LUSH for donating products we'll gift to people we support. It may be the most beautifully scented example of community having a positive impact on mental health.

To kick off #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek our CEO Michael Burns shares the ways that he protects his own mental health. We want to hear from you about steps you take to support your mental health. What will you be doing today, this week and beyond?

As a member of Scotland’s Mental Health Partnership, we've written to the First Minister outlining the crucial actions required from today’s Programme for Government to ensure that the mental health of the Scottish people is prioritised.

We were honoured to be invited to @uofgasbs.bsky.social to hear from a group of International Strategic Marketing students who chose Penumbra as their case study. It was invigorating to see our work through a different lens, and the students presented an excellent piece of course work.

You don't need to be an expert to listen. If you know someone is experiencing distress you might be worried they are having thoughts of suicide. What if a conversation could save a life? youtu.be/cruZ_svP3FE?...

Our people are incredible, but don’t just take our word for it. The dedication of our staff has been recognised recently by two of our key partners NHS Tayside and @PoliceScotland Massive congratulations to both teams, and thank you to our partners for nominating this work.

We are excited to be the lead partner in a fantastic new initiative with our friends at Hillcrest. Working with Angus Health and Social Care Partnership we will provide peer support across #Angus for people who have symptoms of neurodevelopment (ND) conditions and are waiting for an assessment.

We are pleased to announce renewed funding for our Angus Justice Wellbeing Service. Working with our friends at Angus Health and Social Care Partnership this service, funded by Angus Alcohol and Drugs Partnership provides support for people experiencing poor mental health & alcohol/substance issues.

Read about B and discover why Self-Harm Network Scotland's Peer Practitioners gave her the confidence to seek support 💜

We're demanding politicians from all parties lead with compassion and clarity after days of unjustified announcements drastically impacting those with mental health challenges.

We are delighted to share that we have achieved scores of 5 (very good) following a recent Care Inspectorate review of our Western Isles Nova service. We are super proud of our team and the hard work and dedication they have shown in supporting people across the #WesternIsles

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Deagh naidheachd/Good news! We've been awarded funding to improve our base in #Stornoway! Thanks to our partners NHS Western Isles we'll be improving access to our building & transforming our outside space into a beautiful garden. We look forward to working with Catch 23 to bring our plans to life.

Our work through Self-Harm Network Scotland supports those affected by self-harm. At our Team Day we eagerly shared our transformative vision with @mareetodd.bsky.social Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport who announced a further £1.5million to ensure this vital work continues.

Hi! We're delighted you've found us on Bluesky. Improving mental health and well-being for everyone is at the heart of our work, so let's hear from our CEO, Mike Burns, on how he looks after his own.