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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.

Ten Second Step bloggers join major mental health research study

20 March 2020

Ten Second Step bloggers have contributed blogs to a research project run by the University of Nottingham.

Coronavirus update on new government measures

18 March 2020

In response to the recent changes in government advice for containing the Covid-19 virus, we will be joining other organisations…

Is coronavirus affecting your mental health?

9 March 2020

One of our volunteers, Kara, shares her thoughts on the virus we’re all talking about and especially how it affects…

Four friends raise vital funds for North Somerset mental health services

4 March 2020

Four young friends Molly Lees, Dee Connock, Hannah Sharps and Jessica Paul held organised a disco to raise cash for…