NHS Oxfordshire Talking Therapies provides free, confidential and easy to access mental health care to people (18+) registered with an Oxfordshire GP. The service offers a range of evidence based talking therapies such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), employment support, as well as access to wellbeing activities for people who are coping with low mood, panic, obsessive compulsive disorder, worry, health anxiety, phobias and post-traumatic stress disorder, helping people to get better and stay well. It also works with people experiencing a long-term physical health condition (LTC) (e.g. diabetes) and/or persistent physical symptoms who are experiencing low mood and/or anxiety.
Young people aged 16 or over are now able to access the service through CAMHS Single Point of Access- Contact: oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/camhs or 01865 902 515.
For those who are registered with an Oxfordshire GP and would like to use this service or find out more about what it can offer, visit the website https://www.oxfordhealth.nhs.uk/oxon-talking-therapies/ or phone on 01865 901222 to arrange a convenient time for a telephone assessment within a few days. This will help choose the right level of treatment and choice of therapy.
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 Abingdon Hub is one of our Wellbeing Hubs, located in the Charter Complex in Broad Street, and offers Peer Support Groups and courses.
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.
The Wellbeing Service is open to anyone over 18 and is accessed through an Options session. Options sessions are a conversation (face to face or by telephone) with a Mind Wellbeing Worker to explore a person’s mental health, wellbeing and what might be helpful. Options sessions can be booked via the Information Service.
Wellbeing services are run across Oxfordshire in various locations including our hubs in Oxford, Abingdon, Banbury & Witney and community settings. Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Workers and Benefits Advisors are also based within the three Adult Mental Health Teams. The OMHP Wellbeing Services include: the information service and signposting, free courses on topics like managing stress and becoming more assertive, peer support groups for people with a shared experience of mental health problems, Walking for Wellbeing, expert benefits advice for people with mental health problems (provided by Benefits for Better Mental Health), Stepping into Wellbeing (Day Hospital in Oxford) and Oxford & Banbury Safe Havens. Please see Oxfordshire Mind Services section for more details.
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.
