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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…

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…

“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…

‘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…

New free online mindfulness exercises for people in North Somerset

25 February 2025

Introducing our new range of mindfulness exercises from North Somerset Wellbeing, free for adults (18+ years) who live in North…

Farewell Stepladder  

25 February 2025

Our men’s mental health project in Somerset may be ending but the abundance of community groups still in the local…