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Poetry Without Words: a virtual exhibition

18 December 2020

Today we are launching our virtual Poetry Without Words exhibition brought to you by learners from the Bristol Wellbeing College.…

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Bristol GPs pilot new mental health learning for patients

10 December 2020

GPs from inner city Bristol can now prescribe wellbeing sessions in a new move by health commissioners.

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Reflections on an extraordinary year

8 December 2020

Deputy Chief Executive Andy Warren writes an open letter to Second Step staff reflecting on 2020 and congratulates them on their collective achievements to keep the ‘show on the road.’

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Hope on the BBC

4 December 2020

Hope Project Client Paul talks to the BBC about how the service helped him at his lowest point.

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Somerset Men’s Mental Health Project

27 November 2020

Second Step is partnering with other mental health organisations in Somerset to raise awareness of men’s mental health. One of…

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Optimism: a new day dawns

19 November 2020

As the days become shorter (and inevitably wetter) and with uncertainty still looming over the end of a rocky 2020,…

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