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Edinburgh Crisis Centre’s 15th Anniversary
The Edinburgh Crisis Centre passed 15 years of providing mental health crisis support to the citizens of Edinburgh in 2021. The event at the AUGB club was held to celebrate the work of the centre staff, centre users and its … Continue reading
Volunteer Groups At Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Have you recently accessed the Edinburgh Crisis Centre? You may be interested in the following groups. Please email: manager@edinburghcrisiscentre.org.uk for more information.
Craft Fair Fundraiser – 29th September
The Edinburgh Crisis Centre is holding a Craft Fair fundraising event on the 29th September, 2018. The event is being hosted by Edinburgh College of Art at The Fire Station Building on Lauriston Place. Everyone welcome, please do feel free … Continue reading
Open days 2024
Sessions are available between 10am – 12pm, and 2pm – 4pm. Please call Nick Bell or Lee Kruszyna on 0131 561 0086 to arrange a visit. Each Visit will be a 30 min slot where we can show you around … Continue reading
Scottish Government Minister for Mental Health visits Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Scottish Government Minister for Mental Health Maureen Watt MSP today (16 November 2017) visited the Edinburgh Crisis Centre – a service unique in Scotland in offering quick-access 1-1 and short-stay residential mental health crisis support alongside freephone, text and email … Continue reading
Images of Hope and Recovery
The staff at the Edinburgh Crisis Centre have each submitted a photograph of an image they find relaxing or represents hope. These are on display in our Reception Room. We would like to invite anyone who has accessed the centre … Continue reading
J K Rowling and Stephen Fry donate signed books to raise money for Penumbra service
Novelist Robert Galbraith (AKA J K Rowling) and comedian, actor and writer Stephen Fry have both donated signed copies of their latest books to raise funds for the Edinburgh Crisis Centre. The Edinburgh Crisis Centre opened in 2006 as Scotland’s … Continue reading
Miles Briggs MSP visits Edinburgh Crisis Centre
Today (7 November 2016) Lothian regional list MSP Miles Briggs visited the Edinburgh Crisis Centre, a 24/7 mental health crisis service run by mental health charity Penumbra and funded jointly by NHS Lothian and the City of Edinburgh Council. Mr … Continue reading
Edinburgh mental health crisis service sees 300% rise in calls since opening
An Edinburgh service which supports people experiencing a mental health crisis has seen demand for help rise significantly since it opened its doors 10 years ago. The Edinburgh Crisis Centre provides immediate support for residents in the Capital who are … Continue reading
