Penumbra Self-Harm Project | |
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A user led service for young people who self harm which will also explore the training and support needs of parents, carers and professionals in contact with them. |
Desired Outcomes
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- Development of a user led service for young people who self harm which will also explore the training and support needs of parents, carers and professionals in contact with them.
- Key to this is the establishment of individual support and support groups for young people who self harm.
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Relevance to Choose Life's Key Areas Of Work
| | Encouraging and supporting (more) innovative local voluntary services, community-based and self-help initiatives that contribute to the prevention of suicide in local neighbourhoods and communities. |
Choose Life Objectives
| - Early prevention and intervention
- Responding to immediate crisis
- Longer term work to provide hope and support recovery
- Coping with suicidal behaviour and completed suicide
- Promoting more public awareness and encouraging people to seek help early
| Choose Life Priority Groups
| Young people
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Partners In Delivery
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- Penumbra
- LGBT Youth Scotland
- NHS Lothian
- Streetwork UK
- Ark Trust
- Edinburgh City Council
- Samaritans
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Evaluation Tools/Methods
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- Specific evaluation to be agreed.
- General monitoring and review information already agreed.
- External evaluation of all funded projects under consideration.
- The Choose Life Implementation Co-ordinator will have a key role in monitoring and evaluation.
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Contact Details
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Maria Naranjo
Penumbra,
114 St. Stephen Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 5DY
0131 225 7566
Maria.Naranjo@penumbra.org.uk
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