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Building brighter futures: Celebrating the opening of our Bristol office

23 July 2024

On Friday we held the official opening of our new office in Pennywell Road with clients, staff, Board members, volunteers,…

The power of peers

16 July 2024

Kate Thomas, the Peer Support Officer at Second Step, along with two peer workers, Lynn and Boaz, share their insights…

Sign up: Free wellbeing workshops for men in North Somerset 

9 July 2024

North Somerset Wellbeing is teaming up with Beyond Equality to host three workshops focused on men’s wellbeing. The workshops are…

Building independence and growing expertise: How mental health volunteering benefits everyone involved

2 July 2024

When Phil met Anthony through our volunteering mentor scheme, Get Connected, they discovered a shared love of bikes and developed…

Second Step’s Community Rehabilitation team and Bristol Wellbeing College host Carers’ Week Event

12 June 2024

To coincide with Carers’ Week, our Bristol Community Rehabilitation team and Bristol Wellbeing College organised an event for carers on…

Saving lives in Somerset – an out-of-hours service on a mission

4 June 2024

In the last year, more than three thousand people have reached out for support from Crisis Safe Space, the out…