Using their years of experience in delivering training and support around self-harm, Penumbra has adapted its unique tool, Y·ROC, for the Heids Together project in order to support youth workers in Scotland.

Y·ROC is a dedicated, validated measure of recovery that provides a structure for recovery conversations and a range of innovative and easy to use tools that promote self-management with tips and techniques. It supports good conversations about what really matters for the mental wellbeing of a young person and also allows services and organisations to collate data to demonstrate the impact they are making.

Penumbra also know that self-harm is an issue which continues to affect a significant proportion of young people and that this has likely been heightened during the Covid-19 pandemic. Self-harm is an area that is distressing both for the person who is self-harming and also for those who care for a young person who can feel very unsure of the best ways to provide support and also to manage their own fears and anxieties of knowing someone is self-harming. It is also an area where many unhelpful assumptions, myths and prejudices exist.

We are delighted to be able to share this resource to support both those who may be self-harming and those who are supporting them.