Mental health
Power to the Pause
In preparation for World Menopause Awareness Month next month our North Somerset Wellbeing Service is once again running its Power to the pause: demystifying the muddle of the menopause course
Read MoreStepladder: launch of new Somerset initiative supporting men’s mental health
For today’s World Suicide Prevention Day we are pleased to officially announce the launch of Stepladder, a new community development…
Read MorePoem Brut: cultivating a language without words
Ahead of Bristol Wellbeing College’s Poetry Without Words live exhibition at Boston Tea Party, Stoke’s Croft, we revisit the six-week…
Read MoreEmerging from Hibernation
To kick of Mental Health Awareness Week, our Deputy Chief Executive Andy Warren reflects on what he’s learnt over the…
Read MoreMy role in helping people go from hospital to back to the community
Today we hear from Jo who has recently joined our Next Steps team a volunteer Peer Support Worker. She tells…
Read MoreCreate & Recover – how creativity can promote recovery
Creativity has an important role in recovery but maybe one that’s not recognised as fully as it could be, especially…
Read MoreThinking in a trauma-informed way
Jemma, one of our Recovery Coaches, tells us about joining our Step Together service during a pandemic and how our trauma-informed approach helps her and the people she supports.
Read MoreIt’s the creativity that saved me: Create & Recover
For April’s Stress Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness of the detrimental impact of stress and to help people…
Read MoreBristol GPs mental health learning pilot extended
GPs from East and inner city Bristol have been offering their patients a chance to enrol on wellbeing sessions to…
Read More“Just knowing the Safe Haven is there to support me is such a relief!” – Vicky’s story
A new crisis centre called the Safe Haven has opened in Weston-super-Mare providing a safe space for people in acute…
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