Welcome to Second Step

How we help

Our homeless services help people, including those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, to find suitable accommodation they can call home.

We work with the NHS to run mental health services which focus on the individual - working with them to find the hope and courage to take the next steps in their recovery.

We run a number of services in the community which help people find the hope and courage they need to make the most of their health and wellbeing.

Beside Project client raises funds for Second Step’s crisis support service, The Sanctuary

14 October 2024

Former Beside Project client and South Gloucestershire farmer Stephen Moorlen set up the Moments fundraising project in memory of his…

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Second Step pressure causes The Independent to rethink the way it reports suicide deaths 

14 October 2024

A headline reporting the death of cricketer Graham Thorpe did not meet The Samaritans’ media guidelines.  The way newspapers report…

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Come sit with us

7 October 2024

A project in Somerset offers a new way to support people who are  finding life difficult. Our Stepladder Communications Officer…

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From near homelessness to living independently: How Ezra and the Hope Project helped Drew achieve his goals 

2 October 2024

By Ezra Peregrine-Wheller, Hope Project worker I think the most important part of our work within the Hope Project is…

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Paint and Lunch: How our artist colleagues and clients are bringing colour and creativity to our new Bristol offices 

1 October 2024

A collaborative Paint and Lunch event aimed to create a “homely feel” for the new Second Step Pennywell Road offices…

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Sign up: New FREE mental health and wellbeing workshops in South Gloucestershire 

24 September 2024

Introducing our new range of free mental health and wellbeing workshops for adults (18+) living in South Gloucestershire.  Learn skills…

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Real life experiences inform homelessness and rough sleeping consultation in Somerset

16 September 2024

Somerset Council launched a public consultation in July to review its homelessness strategy. The work is being done alongside the…

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Breaking the stigma of ‘man up’

10 September 2024

This World Suicide Prevention Day, Drew shares his story with us, how his bond with his Hope Project worker Ezra…

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A Walk for A Life. A walk for a friend.

9 September 2024

Stepladder’s digital communications officer, Julie, explains what it was like to take part in A Walk for A Life in…

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Taking mental health outside – How regular trips to a forest near Bristol are helping people find solace and hope

3 September 2024

There is growing evidence surrounding the benefits of nature-based interventions for mental health. Many studies show that ‘forest bathing’ can…

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