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.
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At Connection Support our team of staff members and volunteers provide expert support to vulnerable people with complex and challenging needs across Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Milton Keynes.Our aim is to solve homelessness and achieve independence for all our clients, and to do that we provide a wide range of services which offer support with homelessness, housing support, mental health, independent living, preventing isolation, parental mentoring, refugee resettlement and social prescribing. This aim is fully inclusive, which means we work with people who are at risk of ‘falling through the gaps’ to make sure that no one is left behind. We believe that every human being is a valuable member of our society and should be treated as such.
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 – 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.
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.
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.
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
Across the county, Restore offer one-to-one coaching sessions to support people to gain – and retain – employment, start volunteering, go on a training course or re-enter education. Within this they can offer shorter or longer-term involvement, depending on individual need. This service is also available within their Recovery Groups. Additionally, Restore have Employment Advisors who are embedded in Adult Mental Health Teams and they operate an advice and information service to the OMHP in-patient wards on a weekly basis called the Opportunities Project.
Restore is an Oxfordshire-based mental health charity that provides Recovery projects together with Root and Branch and Bridewell Organic Gardens which helps people take control of their recovery, develop skills and lead meaningful lives.
Restore supports people with mental ill health through Therapeutic Activity and Employment Coaching. It also offers Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Training to individuals and businesses, as well as short courses through The Recovery College.