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Sharing mental health volunteering stories for Volunteers’ Week 2022
For Volunteers’ Week 2022, we want to recognise the amazing work our volunteers do for our clients. Their generosity and compassion help us to deliver the best possible support to people struggling with their mental health
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How to go from distressed to destressed – wellbeing through release
This week, our Bristol Wellbeing College blogger, Chrissy talks about how important it is to let your emotions out loudly and proudly.
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HSBC’s No Fixed Address Project
Craig was homeless for over 20 years. Because he had no fixed address, he couldn’t open a bank account. Working with our Step Together service in Somerset and the HSBC No Fixed Address project he now has his own bank account.
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“Sometimes we can’t do things alone”
This year Mental Health Awareness Week is about loneliness. We hear from Hope client Vic who reached out for help when he felt his mental health was relapsing. TW: This post mentions suicidal thoughts.
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Let’s take on loneliness together – Mental Health Awareness Week 2022
9 to 15 May is Mental Health Awareness Week, a time for breaking down the stigma which still surrounds mental health. This year, we’re going to talk about loneliness. We all feel lonely sometimes, and there are so many different ways we can feel lonely. But we don’t have to struggle by ourselves – let’s take on loneliness together.
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Blokes Bonfires
When Curly realised how much just chilling out and watching bonfires helped his mental health, he decided to set up Blokes Bonfires to reach out to other men in Somerset.
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