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How My Team Around Me is changing the way we work 

29 April 2025

Navigating how and where to find support can be tricky at the best of times. For people experiencing multiple disadvantage,…

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Community Rehabilitation staff group picture

National recognition for Bristol Community Rehabilitation Team 

14 April 2025

The Bristol Community Rehabilitation team received high recognition for its work from the prestigious Royal College of Psychiatry when it…

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Swindon

Collaborative change for community mental health and wellbeing support in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

1 April 2025

From 1 April 2025, a new voluntary sector partnership will be delivering some of the community mental health services in…

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English countryside

Changes to community mental health and wellbeing support in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire

25 March 2025

From 1 April 2025, there will be some changes to the providers of community mental health services across Bath and…

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“When something bad happens, it can make you feel a little braver than you were before”: How visiting a wellness café taught me the value of my lived experiences. 

3 March 2025

After her mum passed away in 2022, Tania’s faith in health services was shaken and she was left struggling with…

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Photos of the Somerset countryside

‘Connection is so important but is so overlooked’ 

3 March 2025

Amy Hardwick, Health Improvement Manager for Mental Health and Wellbeing at Somerset Council has worked in partnership with Stepladder to…

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