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Five Ways to Wellbeing – and celebrating Earth Day!

22 April 2020

Earth Day celebrates its 50th year today – April 22. It’s a day that is recognised around the world where…

Dear Friend….

9 April 2020

This is the first of our new blog series, ‘Dear Friend…’ where volunteer and blogger Kara will be answering some…

Alliance increases its support in Somerset

31 March 2020

The Somerset Mental Health Alliance, a partnership of 10 voluntary sector organisations including Second Step, has increased its local support…

Hope Project helping to develop new life-saving tool

30 March 2020

Clients of Second Step’s Hope Project have been collabrating with Studio Meineck to develop a life-saving tool.

Surviving the Coronavirus Lockdown

30 March 2020

This is the second of our Coronavirus blogs from Kara, one of our service user volunteers based in North Somerset.…

Students hold fashion fundraiser for mental health

25 March 2020

Bristol student charity FUZE put on a high energy fashion, dance and music show to raise money for some of the city’s most vulnerable citizens.