Adult Inpatient Services, Mental Health provides inpatient services to adults of working age across Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. For some patients this may be a brief stay for intensive treatment and support, others who suffer from severe and enduring mental illness may require more frequent admissions.
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Oxfordshire Mind provides a wide range of services for children, young people and adults who want to improve or maintain their wellbeing and mental health. Sessions are run across Oxfordshire, to find out more and access our services, please contact our Information Line who can arrange an Options session and give you further details. Options sessions help people find the right support and services within Oxfordshire Mind and its partners. The Information Service is also able to provide signposting information and attends events in the community. To book an Options session or for more information about mental health services, call the Oxfordshire Mind Information Line on 01865 247 788, which is open Monday to Thursday between 9:30am and 4:30pm and Fridays between 9:30am and 4:00pm.
Oxfordshire Mind has Wellbeing Centres in Abingdon, Banbury, Oxford and Witney, as well as groups meeting in the community across Oxfordshire. Wellbeing Centres provide peer support groups, a programme of short courses and workshops designed to promote wellbeing and many creative activities and groups. To access one of the services, please take part in an Options session first. This involves either a phone call or face-to-face meeting with one of Mind’s Wellbeing Workers and an opportunity to have a chat about what services are available, to listen to you, and decide what to do next.
Peer support groups provide a safe, welcoming space to share activities, issues or thoughts and to meet people who may have experienced similar issues. Some groups may be for specific groups of people or may be focused around specific activities.
Short courses can provide you with tools to look after your mental wellbeing, and skills to help you get the most out of life. There is a wide range of courses on offer, categorised by either coping skills, keeping well, arts and culture, physical health, severe and enduring mental health problems or practical skills.
Victims First is dedicated to making sure that all victims and witnesses receive the support they need to cope and recover from the impact of the crime. They care about those affected by crime and work continuously to improve services and support for victims.
The 24 hour freephone National Domestic Violence Helpline (for women) is available 7 days a week. It is answered by fully trained female support workers and volunteers, who will answer all calls in confidence. All calls to the helpline are free from mobiles and landlines. They can support survivors of domestic abuse, friends and families, and professionals who are in contact with domestic violence survivors.
Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) offer medical, practical and emotional support to anyone who has been sexually assaulted or raped. They have specially trained doctors and counsellors to care for you. If you are considering reporting the assault to the police, they can arrange for you to have an informal talk with a specially trained police officer who can explain what is involved. In an emergency you should always call 999. If you are unable to safely talk to the operator answering your 999 call, press 55 on your handset to let them know you are there.
Stay Brave’s mission is to erase the barriers survivors of rape, sexual assault and domestic abuse, can face when asking for help. They do this by campaigning for better services, crafting policy and working with decision makers to improve access for every survivor.
We firmly believe that everyone has the right to live free from intimate violation and abuse and that the protection of this right should be secured without discrimination on any grounds.
Stop it Now! UK and Ireland Helpline is available for anyone with concerns about child sexual abuse. They also campaign to tackle online child sexual abuse.The opening times are Mon – Thu 9:00 – 21:00 and Fri /weekends / bank holidays 9:00 – 17:00.
Motivated by their Christian faith the Salvation Army offer practical support and services to all who need their services regardless of ethnicity, religion, gender or sexual orientation. This includes issues with homelessness, modern slavery, poverty, addiction, influencing social policy and older people. They also help with debt advice, unemployment and isolation.
Respect Phoneline is a confidential helpline, email and webchat service for domestic abuse perpetrators and those supporting them.
We support men and women who are using abuse in same-sex or heterosexual relationships, from anywhere in the UK.
Respect Phoneline is for anyone who’s concerned about their use of violence and abuse towards their partner, and for those supporting them: friends or family members and Frontline Staff working with abusers, are welcome to call us for information and support.
Respect Phoneline want to understand the behaviours you’re using, so they can help you become safer around your partner and any children. They will help you to understand your behaviour through identifying warning signs, trigger points and choices you have and signpost you to the nearest DAPP (Domestic Abuse Prevention Programme) that will offer the full programme to help you change.
Reducing the Risk is dedicated to the safety of adults and children at risk of domestic abuse and to empowering the professionals and volunteers who support them.
We are local: we provide the Independent Domestic Violence Advisor team and other services for Oxfordshire
We are national: through our training and our support for practitioners to work together to tackle abuse.