Posts Tagged ‘News’
Could personalised budgets end homelessness and rough sleeping?
Step Together, our innovative service supporting people facing multiple disadvantages in Somerset, is taking part in a nationwide Test and…
Read MoreStep Together supports Kayleigh to live more independently
Step Together client Kayleigh recently spoke to the BBC in a poignant interview alongside her recovery coach Rooth Langston-Hart and…
Read MoreSafe mental health space The Sanctuary now run by Second Step
Mental health charity Second Step is delivering Bristol-based The Sanctuary after taking on the service from St Mungo’s. The Sanctuary,…
Read MoreNew mental health hub for Somerset
A new high street Open Mental Health hub opened on Monday 9 January 2023 in Bridgwater. Adults over 18 can…
Read MoreCrisis Safe Space in the news
The Crisis Safe Space team in Bridgwater got some great press coverage over Christmas – a time when its services were…
Read MoreCrisis Safe Space expects to save lives this Christmas in Somerset
This Christmas people’s mental health and wellbeing are the priority for health leaders in Somerset. Crisis Safe Space – part…
Read MoreSomerset unites for suicide prevention
Jo blogs about her experience at Taunton’s Walk for Life raising awareness of suicide.
Read MoreChanging Futures
You may have heard about the new Government funded Changing Futures programme which is working with some of the most disadvantaged people in Bristol. The aim is to help empower them to lead independent lives and to improve service provision
Read More“Hope saved my life.” How the Hope Project helped men at risk of suicide
We’re delighted to have achieved national recognition with the publication of an independent evaluation into the suicide prevention work we’re doing with men. The report validates the great work we’re doing and the efficacy of our approach to offer men in crisis both emotional and practical support.
Read MoreMental Health Bill plans to reform mental health care
The government aims to ‘modernise’ mental health care by introducing a new Mental Health Bill. Here’s a summary of the main changes that could be introduced in the next few years.
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