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Our five steps to combat stress

4 November 2015

Second Step runs successful stress-busting courses as part of our pop-up Recovery College operating across Bristol and to help manage your stress our Recovery College manager Amanda Headley-White has come up with her top five tips.

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To treat someone with dignity is to accept them as they are

9 October 2015

A blog for World Mental Health Day by Amanda Headley-White, Recovery College Manager and Peer Support Manager at Second Step.

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Golden Key hits the airwaves

25 September 2015

Aileen Edwards, Second Step Chief Executive and Jason, from Investing in Futures (IF), took to the airwaves this week to talk about Golden Key’s work in Bristol. The pair were interviewed by BBC Radio Bristol’s Geoff Twentyman for his afternoon news round up programme.

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Second Step makes the News at Six

15 June 2015

Watch the clip below from ITV West to hear interviews with Phil, peer recovery navigator Rosie and our Chief Executive Aileen Edwards at the launch of Bristol’s new mental health rehabilitation service.

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Bristol community rehabilitation service video

10 June 2015
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How the new rehabilitation service helped one young man find hope

1 June 2015

After ending up in a secure mental health unit far from home, Tom was moved to Bristol’s new Community Rehabilitation Service.

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