Oxfordshire Mind works with employers across the county to help them improve workplace wellbeing, improving staff understanding of mental health problems and support for people. Provide posters for your staff room or intranet promoting the Information Service. Adopt the Five Ways to Wellbeing for your wellbeing events to encourage staff to take care of their mental health. We can provide Five Ways postcards or download a poster to help raise awareness among staff. Signposting to services and information resources is also available to help you support staff experiencing mental health problems.
For employers who want a more in-depth approach to supporting wellbeing in the workplace, please see our Workplace Training service.
They are regular weekly walking groups specially designed to help people who are not currently active build up their levels of confidence and physical activity. They are different from other walking groups in a variety of ways: All the walks will be accompanied by Oxfordshire Mind staff or volunteers, with a group of people who share experiences of mental health problems. We agree the route and the pace before the walk to make sure it works for everyone in the group. We will do our utmost to accommodate injuries and physical health conditions. There is no pressure and no commitment. You can drop in or drop out as you like.
The Physical Activity and Wellbeing Project at Oxfordshire Mind offers support to those that want to become more active, as well as a variety of sport and physical activity sessions. The project is part of our campaign to give everyone the opportunity to improve their physical health. We can suggest something for everyone, regardless of your level of fitness or ability.
Primary Care Wellbeing Workers take a person-centred approach in the delivery of 1-to-1 sessions for people who are experiencing mental health issues or other social or lifestyle issues that are impacting on their wellbeing. The support provided aims to encourage and enable people to link in with existing support services, use the support available in their local community, and develop tools to increase their ability to manage their own wellbeing.
Mind Wellbeing Workers can:
• listen to you, giving you time to speak about your concerns and the things that are important to you
• offer time, space and support for you to work out the positive changes you want to make
• tell you about relevant services, resources and tools you can access to improve your wellbeing.
• support you to identify goals and encourage you to work towards them.
This service is available through participating GP practices in Oxfordshire and Wokingham. For a list of participating practices and information on referral, please use the website link below, phone the Oxfordshire Mind Information Line, or speak to your GP/nurse at your practice and ask to be referred to the Oxfordshire Mind Wellbeing Worker.
If you experience a mental health crisis at the weekend, you can self refer to Oxford Safe Haven by calling 01865 903 037.
Safe Haven is a non-clinical, face to face safe space to get short-term support in mental health crisis when other services are not available. Open Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday 6pm-10pm. To access please call using the referral line (open from 5pm, last entry 9pm).
The inpatient wards at the Fulbrook Centre provide assessment and treatment for adults over 65 who are experiencing acute mental health problems
Low secure assessment and treatment wards for adult women.
A pre-discharge unit for adults preparing to leave the secure wards.
A low secure rehabilitation and treatment ward for adult men.
