Suicide Bereavement Support Service – Penumbra, Ayrshire, Scotland.
We, thanks to funding from the Scottish Government, are working in partnership to deliver a Suicide Bereavement Support Service that covers the whole of Ayrshire and Arran for anyone over 16 who have been bereaved by suicide. This was originally supposed to be for two years; however, we received a further year’s funding till March 2024. We only have two designated areas that we cover just now, the whole of Ayrshire (North, South and East) and the Highlands.
This service is for anyone impacted by the loss of someone to suicide; including families and friends or even colleagues. Specially trained staff will provide compassionate and personalized support based on the individual or family’s needs. This can be either emotional or practical support. We can support an individual who has a bereavement as far back as August 2020. We work with individuals over the age of 16 but some exceptions can be made for younger individuals who would be supported as part of a family unit.
Attached are some leaflets that include how referrals can be made and the email address in which to send them, I have also included a referral sheet. If you would any more information for this service, please feel free to get in touch with myself or the Services manager Shaun Macaulay-Davidson. His contact email is shaun.macaulay@penumbra.org.uk.
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