Mental health
Services, advice and contacts for people with mental health needs and their carers.
New booklet: a new information booklet aims to make it easier for people to find help and support in the Banbury area. Download
the Mental Health Information booklet for Banbury (.pdf format, 243Kb)
Information about getting care services, mental health services and teams in Oxfordshire.
Supported living schemes help vulnerable people to live as independently as possible.
Helping vulnerable people who are at risk of abuse.
It is not always easy to state your needs or make your views heard. Advocacy is a way of protecting and asserting our rights.
Providing support to people with disabilities to get training and jobs.
All GP surgeries have access to psychology or counselling services. These services are provided by counsellors and clinical psychologists employed by Oxfordshire & Buckinghamshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust.
Adult placement means taking into your own home someone who is unable to live without support and may require some practical and emotional help. This section also includes information how to become a provider of care.
A guide to direct payments - cash payments made instead of providing social services.
Information for anyone affected by drug and alcohol problems, including advice on where to get treatment.
Day centres provide a range of services for people who need support because of physical, emotional or mental health disability.
Support projects
Restore, 01865 455820, Cowley Road, Manzil Way, Oxford. The charity offers creative work, rehabilitation and training for people experiencing mental health problems in Oxfordshire.
Restore's LEaP project offers support for people with mental health problems who wish to become self-employed. Telephone 01865 455825 or email leap@restore.org.uk for more info.