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TAP for Bristol donates £10,000 to Bristol’s homelessness support services

19 May 2020

£5,000 for supporting homeless people out of COVID-19 isolation£5,000 to fund homelessness prevention workSecond Step to maintain personal budgets for…

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Be Kind

What does it mean to be kind?

18 May 2020

Kindness is the central theme for Mental Health Awareness Week that starts today, 18 May. Our Communications Manager Jane Edmonds…

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Thinking about kindness for Mental Health Awareness Week

18 May 2020

Today marks the start of Mental Health Awareness Week. It’s a week dedicated to campaigning and raising awareness about mental…

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Dear Friend…

14 May 2020

Our fourth blog in our new series, ‘Dear Friend…’ where volunteer and blogger Kara will be answering some of the mental health and wellbeing questions we have during this challenging time.

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Bristol’s first #CheersForChuesday launched

13 May 2020

Yesterday saw the first #CheerForChuesday, this was to celebrate and thank those people and organisations who have come together to…

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Hope Project showcased in local media

13 May 2020

Well-known investigative paper, the Bristol Cable, has highlighted the important work being done by our suicide prevention project, Hope, during…

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