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Sign up: New FREE mental health and wellbeing workshops in South Gloucestershire 

24 September 2024

Introducing our new range of free mental health and wellbeing workshops for adults (18+) living in South Gloucestershire.  Learn skills…

Real life experiences inform homelessness and rough sleeping consultation in Somerset

16 September 2024

Somerset Council launched a public consultation in July to review its homelessness strategy. The work is being done alongside the…

Breaking the stigma of ‘man up’

10 September 2024

This World Suicide Prevention Day, Drew shares his story with us, how his bond with his Hope Project worker Ezra…

A Walk for A Life. A walk for a friend.

9 September 2024

Stepladder’s digital communications officer, Julie, explains what it was like to take part in A Walk for A Life in…

Taking mental health outside – How regular trips to a forest near Bristol are helping people find solace and hope

3 September 2024

There is growing evidence surrounding the benefits of nature-based interventions for mental health. Many studies show that ‘forest bathing’ can…

Could personalised budgets end homelessness and rough sleeping?

27 August 2024

Step Together, our innovative service supporting people facing multiple disadvantages in Somerset, is taking part in a nationwide Test and…