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Changes to community mental health and wellbeing support in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire
From 1 April 2025, there will be some changes to the providers of community mental health services across Bath and…
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“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.
After her mum passed away in 2022, Tania’s faith in health services was shaken and she was left struggling with…
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‘Connection is so important but is so overlooked’
Amy Hardwick, Health Improvement Manager for Mental Health and Wellbeing at Somerset Council has worked in partnership with Stepladder to…
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New free online mindfulness exercises for people in North Somerset
Introducing our new range of mindfulness exercises from North Somerset Wellbeing, free for adults (18+ years) who live in North…
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Farewell Stepladder
Our men’s mental health project in Somerset may be ending but the abundance of community groups still in the local…
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Breaking barriers: Five revolutionary activists who shaped British history
For LGBTQIA+ history Month, Phoebe Horrocks, Peer Recovery Navigator and LGBTQIA+ Lead at Second Step, reflects on the importance of…
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