Bolton STEPS aims to provide support training for anyone with mental health issues, by looking at the individuals needs in order to help and support them with a pathway back to employment.

Bolton STEPS is seeking to become a model of excellence within the health and social enterprise sector, as well as becoming a financially sustainable social enterprise.

Aims and Objectives

• To offer support and training to all people suffering from mental health issues.
• To help maintain and improve quality of life.
• To offer training and work placements.
• To increase employability by assisting people to develop basic skills and confidence.

Live At-Ease

Supporting ex-service personnel and their Families

One-to-one support for ex-service personnel to deal with issues that have arisen during or after spending time in the armed forces.

https://www.liveat-ease.org.uk/home/

Get help with housing.-
Want to move. we support you with access to housing authorities and long-term options.
Need support. Get help with housing benefits
Homelessness. We will help with housing options.

Training and Jobs.-
Build skills. Support to access training and apprenticeships.
Find a role. Personalized job schemes and an employability support team.
Grow a career. We will help you make the change from military to civilian working.

Money Management-
In debt. We will help you work out a management plan, check in with you every month and encourage you to stick with it.
Budget and save. Work out the family budget. Keep on top of bills and save for the future.

Drug and alcohol dependence-
Coping with the big life changes that come with leaving the Armed Forces can sometimes lead to drinking more than you want to, or taking drugs. Live At-Ease has dedicated partners who will work with you and your family to get through it.”

Problems that wont go away-
Leaving the Armed Forces brings unique challenges. These can be practical things, like understanding how to manage bills or finding a job. they can also be emotional -like dealing with post-traumatic stress or addiction.
If the aren’t addressed, these issues can lead to long-term physical and mental health problems.

Live At-Ease is a British organisation who are dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of all ex-service personnel across the North West of England, by providing rapid access to finance, housing, employment, substance, misuse and criminal justice support.

Ex-service personnel and their families may need some support tackling issues that often arise from spending time in the Armed Forces. If they don’t get it, the outcome can be long-term mental health, addiction, family breakdown and homelessness.

Join Forces with Live At-Ease today:
info@liveat-ease.org.uk
www.liveat-ease.org.uk
Text: 07537 404 535

• • Mixed anxiety & depression is the most common mental disorder in Britain, with almost 9% of people meeting criteria for diagnosis. (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)
  • Between 8-12% of the population experience depression in any year. (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)
  • About half of people with common mental health problems are no longer affected after 18 months, but poorer people, the long-term sick and unemployed people are more likely to be still affected than the general population.  (Better Or Worse: A Longitudinal Study Of The Mental Health Of Adults In Great Britain, National Statistics, 2003)
  •  1 in 4 British adults experience at least one diagnosable mental health problem in any one year, and 1 in 6 experiences this at any given time.
  • (The Office for National Statistics Psychiatric Morbidity report, 2001)
  • Although mental disorders are widespread, serious cases are concentrated among a relatively small proportion of people who experience more than one mental health problem. (The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2005)
  • It is estimated that approximately 450 million people worldwide have a mental health problem.  (World Health Organisation, 2001)
  • One in ten children between the ages of one and 15 has a mental health disorder. (The Office for National Statistics Mental health in children and young people in Great Britain, 2005)
  • Estimates vary, but research suggests that 20% of children have a mental health problem in any given year, and about 10% at any one time.  (Lifetime Impacts: Childhood and Adolescent Mental Health, Understanding The Lifetime Impacts, Mental Health Foundation, 2005)
  • Rates of mental health problems among children increase as they reach adolescence. Disorders affect 10.4% of boys aged 5-10, rising to 12.8% of boys aged 11-15, and 5.9% of girls aged 5-10, rising to 9.65% of girls aged 11-15. (Mental Disorder More Common In Boys, National Statistics Online, 2004)