Campaigns Archives - Page 2 of 3

Sharing mental health volunteering stories for Volunteers’ Week 2022

31 May 2022

For Volunteers’ Week 2022, we want to recognise the amazing work our volunteers do for our clients. Their generosity and compassion help us to deliver the best possible support to people struggling with their mental health

“Sometimes we can’t do things alone”

12 May 2022

This year Mental Health Awareness Week is about loneliness. We hear from Hope client Vic who reached out for help when he felt his mental health was relapsing. TW: This post mentions suicidal thoughts.

Let’s take on loneliness together – Mental Health Awareness Week 2022

4 May 2022

9 to 15 May is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time for breaking down the stigma which still surrounds mental health. This year, we’re going to talk about loneliness. We all feel lonely sometimes, and there are so many different ways we can feel lonely. But we don’t have to struggle by ourselves – let’s take on loneliness together.

Matty’s Everest Challenge

31 March 2022

This year, Matty is taking on the Everest Challenge. He’s climbing four mountains across England and Wales to raise money for four charities, including us at Second Step, as well as Dementia UK, Mind and Children’s Hospice South West.

Matty’s challenge will see him scale a total of 29,000 feet – the same height as Mount Everest!

Matty’s Everest Challenge schedule:

Time to eat bacon butties – they’re on us!

9 February 2022

Stepladder Somerset, a men’s mental health project delivered by Second Step, have teamed up with Scruffs Workwear to support the wellbeing of men working in construction.