Oxfordshire Mind has Wellbeing Hubs in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford and Witney, which are part of the Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Service, split into three localities. Wellbeing Hubs provide peer support groups, a programme of short courses and workshops designed to promote wellbeing and many creative activities and groups. Some Peer support groups also take place in community settings such as cafés.
The Banbury Hub is one of our Wellbeing Hubs, located on Britannia Road, and offers Peer Support Groups and courses.
For Oxford City and North East Oxfordshire Adult Mental Health Team (AMHT) please see secondary care and community based NHS services.
Connection Support is a regional charity dedicated to helping people who are facing homelessness, housing issues, and mental health challenges. Each year, we provide support to over 5,000 people across the Thames Valley and surrounding areas, empowering them to rebuild their lives.
We deliver over 30 support services across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. While our roots are in homelessness and housing support, we recognise that many of the people we support are dealing with multiple, overlapping challenges such as mental ill-health, substance misuse and past trauma. Through compassionate, tailored, trauma-informed support, we help people build the skills, confidence and connections they need to move forward with their lives.
We work alongside a wide range of people, including individuals experiencing homelessness or housing issues, young people, families, prison leavers, people leaving hospital, asylum seekers and refugees. We also support those facing additional barriers, such as having ‘No Recourse to Public Funds’ or managing care through Direct Payments.
Elmore works directly with people falling through the gaps of existing services, supporting them to tackle their problems, improve their lives, and feel part of their communities. They also identify gaps and barriers in current services and worth with individuals and systems to address these. This can include individual and collective advocacy alongside clients, as well as research, lobbying, partnership-building and piloting new initiatives and projects to benefit our client group.
Response is committed to helping all our residents live successfully, satisfyingly and safely as ordinary citizens in the community. Their Intensive Supported Housing services are provided on the Littlemore Hospital site. The Campus is a centre aimed at engaging and temporarily housing people with the most complex needs who no longer need inpatient provision but for whom more stable housing is not yet achievable. It works with the rest of the Oxfordshire Mental Health Partnership, sharing expertise and welcoming in-reach support from Partners.
Response provides home support to people with complex health needs such as mental and physical illness, learning disabilities or dementia. Staff can support individuals with physical tasks such as washing and getting dressed as well as social/practical tasks like collecting benefits or shopping.
Response – Independent Housing is a long-term shared accommodation for people with mental health problems and low income support needs across Oxfordshire. Intensive Housing management is provided, no staff on site. This accommodation is based in Oxford and Banbury.
Response Long-Term Supported Housing provide support for adults with longer-term needs. A personal budget may need to be applied for and be in place before accessing this service. There are 30 places of shared and self-contained accommodation in Oxford City and Littlemore.
Restore has six Recovery Groups across Oxfordshire. The Recovery Groups offer a therapeutic work environment that is supportive, creative, purposeful and fun. They offer opportunities to socialise and learn new skills in horticulture, printing, cooking, marketing, woodwork and other crafts. Group members decide together what activities they will do. Referrals can be made by GP, CMHT, other health care professionals, family or the individuals themselves.
The six Recovery Groups are:
- Beehive Recovery Group, Manzil Way, Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1YH
- Elder Stubbs Recovery Group, Elder Stubbs Allotments, Rymers Lane, Oxford, OX4 3LB
- South Oxon Recovery Group, Fleet Meadow, Sandringham Road, Didcot, OX11 FYA
- North Oxon Recovery Group, The Warehouse, 28 Calthorpe Street, Banbury, OX16 5EX
- Garden Cafe Recovery Group, Manzil Way, Cowley Road, Oxford, OX4 1YH
- Littlemore Recovery Group, Restore shop and cafe, Littlemore Mental Health Centre, Oxford, OX4 4XN
At Oxfordshire Recovery College they offer courses and workshops about mental health and wellbeing. Their courses are available either online or in person at venues across Oxfordshire. Their subjects include Understanding Anxiety and Depression, Sleep and Wellbeing and Gender, Sexuality and Mental Health. Their key value is coproduction – all their courses are designed and delivered by people who have their own lived experience of managing their mental health, working alongside people with trained experience. Most of their courses are aimed at 18s and over, but they have a course designed specifically for 16 to 25s – Navigating Your Way Through Mental Health Services.
