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B strong U belong super fundraisers!
Strong U Belong is the brain child of Luke Elstone and a group of his friends. Luke tragically lost a close friend, Pete Davies, who committed suicide in 2012. Luke said: “The worst thing was that none of us were aware how bad things had become for Pete”. Since Pete’s death, Luke’s friends have spoken more openly about their own depression, anxiety and self-doubt.
Read MoreMaking connections
Bristol Community Rehabilitation Service will be holding an event on 15 February 2017 in celebration of their work to date. The occasion will be an opportunity for people who use the service and those that work for the service to come together and spend some time with each other.
Read MoreNew mentoring projects launch
Volunteer Services recently set up two new mentoring programmes. One is in the Community Rehabilitation Service and the other with Get Connected.
Read MoreGolden Key’s peer mentors
The Golden Key Peer Mentor Team is a network of people with lived experience who support Golden Key clients.
Read MoreHope, courage and walking
The Second Step walking group decorated a tree as part of Treefest a spectacular display of Christmas trees in Bristol.
Read MoreOutstanding teaching at Second Step Recovery College
One of our wellbeing and mental health trainers Nina Simmonds was given an outstanding grade in a recent teaching observation by Bristol City Council’s Learning Communities team.
Read MoreNew approaches tested to boost older people’s mental health
Wellspring Healthy Living Centre, Carers Support Centre in partnership with Dhek Bhal, Happy City, Second Step and Oasis-Talk were awarded a total of £75,000 to trial different approaches to solution-focused brief interventions to support those older people whose emotional problems contribute to their loneliness.
Read MoreMarvin Rees joins City Partners in pledge to tackle homelessness
Action on homelessness needs to be taken now before the winter hits, and for the longer term, the Mayor told a packed breakfast debate in Bristol on Thursday 29 September.
Read MoreTerry takes to the airwaves about OCD
Second Step’s very own Terry Starr has been open about living with OCD to raise awareness of the issue. This weekend he is taking to the airwaves on South Bristol’s BASE Radio in a special edition of the “Second Step Recovery Tunes” show.
Read MoreBristol’s new community rehabilitation service hits the airwaves
Bristol Mental Health’s Community Rehabilitation team took to the airwaves on Saturday 9 July to talk about the service’s first year.
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