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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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There’s no greater feeling – Seb’s volunteer story

9 January 2019

Starting with Second Step was straightforward: I met with one of the Volunteer Coordinators, then completed my training.

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Kindness is the oil that takes the friction out of life

7 January 2019

Aliya Mughal talks about supporting the work of mental health charities and mentoring on the Get Connected programme.

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We’re at #19 in Bristol’s Charity Advent Calendar

20 December 2018

Second Step and specifically its new Hope Project, has been featured in Bristol 247 as part of their run up to Christmas.

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Securing funding for our new North Somerset Wellbeing Service

19 December 2018

Chief Executive, Aileen Edwards, was on BBC Radio Bristol’s Breakfast Show talking tabout securing funding for our new North Somerset Wellbeing Service.

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Subverting Xmas: The Funny Side of Dark

19 December 2018

Second Step emphasises how Christmas can cause some to feel compounding loneliness and lack of hope and how ‘a simple card-making activity’ could help.

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Taking care this Christmas

14 December 2018

The number of suicides soar to their highest levels in January and the Samaritans expect to receive one call every six seconds over Christmas and the New Year.

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