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Blogs, opinion pieces, stories and experiences from across Second Step. See below for our most recent campaign & video, our latest news and blog posts, and our 2023 Impact Report.

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Ex-serviceman Barry Double

My experience is my gift – Barry’s story

31 January 2019

Barry’s story. Ex-serviceman Barry Double has nothing to lose. He faced death as a paratrooper in his early 20s and again when he tried to take his own life.

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Man sitting alone watching the sea

I’m the expert in all this – Dean’s story

31 January 2019

Mental health survivor Dean worked with his Second Step support worker, Rachel, to discover as much as he could about his mental health problems.

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View of houses

Is Housing First the answer?

28 January 2019

Second Step’s Chief Executive Aileen Edwards was interviewed about a new Housing First pilot in Bristol on the BBC’s regional news programme Points West.

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Clevedon Beach

Me, The Shape and The Sea

25 January 2019

An autobiographical piece from Amy who attended our Telling Your Story course.

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UP United Peers

Newsletter archive

11 January 2019

Find all the past and present newsletters from Second Step.

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Person walking on a footpath

Take notice: how to expand your world in 2019

10 January 2019

The importance of taking notice of what is around you

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