Bipolar Peer Support Service
- Jan 24, 2024
- 2 min read
Our free bipolar peer support service for people aged 18-65 living in Edinburgh with a bipolar diagnosis. Provided in partnership with Penumbra.
Bipolar Peer Support Service
Bipolar Peer Support Service (BPSS) is a free service to help you on the road to recovery. A peer support practitioner working for our partners Penumbra will meet with you regularly on a one-to-one basis either in-person, or occasionally online, or on the phone.
Your peer practitioner also has lived experience of bipolar, helping them to better understand your situation. They can help you with self-management and connecting with your communities.
They will meet with you weekly for up to 12 sessions, helping you to build your knowledge, confidence, and resilience for a better quality of life.
What Others Have Said:
‘Everything I just told you, I have no one else to tell.’
‘You get it, and we can relate to one another.’
‘Harry also often brings his dog Boston who is a registered therapet along to meetings once he realised that I really like dogs and animals.’
“I haven’t seen him do so well in all the years I have known him”. (from a social worker)
‘I have looked forward to our informal meetings as this gives me an opportunity to highlight any problems, both practical & mental, I may have faced the previous week.’
Where To Begin
Our Bipolar Peer Support Service is for people aged 18-65 living in Edinburgh with a bipolar diagnosis. It can be used in addition to other mental health services provided by the NHS or other agencies but is not meant as a crisis service. BPSS is completely free and can be accessed though a referral by someone else or yourself (self-referral).
If you think you or someone you know with bipolar could benefit from this service, please select a referral form to complete or visit our website.
