Whether or not Christmas is part of your life, you might be affected by it happening around you. It’s a time of year that often puts extra pressure on us.
Oxfordshire Mind is not an emergency service. If you, or someone close to you, requires emergency help:
- Dial 999 if your life, or the life of someone you know, is in immediate risk.
- Dial 111 if you need medical help quickly, but it’s not an immediate risk, or if it is out-of-hours for your General Practitioner (GP) surgery.
- Contact your General Practitioner (GP) if you are experiencing mental health problems and are not known to local mental health services.
- Call Banbury or Oxford Safe Haven. They offer short term, out of hours support to adults experiencing mental health crisis in Oxfordshire. We do not define what crisis is, anyone over 18 can self-refer by giving us a call. Banbury: 01295 270004, Oxford: 01865 903 037. You can call from Friday – Monday from 5:00pm-9:00pm.
- Call Samaritans for emotional support on the phone, 24 hours a day 365 days a year. You can contact them via freephone on 116 123, or you can reach the local Oxford Samaritans on 01865 722 122. These services are open 24/7, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
- Call CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably)if you’re a male in the UK who needs to talk or find support, on 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight, 365 days a year). These services are open 24/7, including Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year’s Day.
Wellbeing Hubs:
South and Vale (Phone: 01235 537424)
| 23.12.20 | 24.12. 20 | 25.12. 20 | 28.12. 20 | 29.12. 20 |
| Virtual peer support group (Henley) 2.00pm – 3.15pm Virtual peer support group (Late Shift) 6.00pm-8.00pm Women’s peer support group 6.00pm – 8.00pm | Virtual peer support group (Art Group) 10.00am-12 noon | Closed Christmas | Closed Boxing Day | Virtual peer support 11.00 – 12.30. Peer support group at Abingdon Hub 2:00pm- 4:00 pm |
| 30.12.20 | 31.12.20 | 01.12.21 | 04.12.21 | |
| Virtual peer support group (Late Shift) 6.00pm-8.00pm | Virtual peer support group (Art Group) 10.00am-12 noon | Closed New Year’s Day | Standard timetable available |
Cherwell and West (Phone: 01993 702999)
| 23.12. 20 | 24.12. 20 | 25.12. 20 | 28.12. 20 | 29.12. 20 |
| Standard timetable available | Virtual peer support group (Creative Group) 10.00am-11.00am Virtual peer support group 2.00pm-3.00pm Peer support groups 9.30am -10.30am and 11.30am – 12.30pm at Banbury Hub | Closed Christmas | Closed Boxing Day | Virtual peer support group (Women’s Group) 9.30am -10.30am Peer support group 9.30am -10.30am and 11.30am – 12.30am Virtual peer support group (Creative Group) 11.00-12.00 |
| 30.12.19 | 31.12.20 | 01.12.21 | 04.12.21 | |
| Standard timetable available | Virtual peer support group 2.00pm-3.00pm Peer support groups 9.30am -10.30am and 11.30am – 12.30pm at Banbury Hub | Closed New Year’s Day | Standard timetable available |
Oxford City (Phone: 01865 263210)
| 23.12. 20 | 24.12. 20 | 25.12. 20 | 28.12. 20 | 29.12. 20 |
| Virtual peer support group 11.00am -12.30pm | Peer support groups, 10.30am-12.30pm & 2.00pm-4.00pm at The Mill | Closed Christmas | Closed for Boxing day | Virtual peer support group (unusual experiences group) 3.00pm-4.30pm Peer support groups, 10.30am-12.30pm and 2.00pm-4.00pm at The Mill |
| 30.12.20 | 31.12.20 | 01.12.21 | 04.12.21 | |
| Virtual peer support 11.00-12.30 | Peer Support groups, 10.30-12.30 and 2.00-4.00 | Closed New Years Day | Standard timetable available |
Information Line (Phone: 01865 247788, or email: info@oxfordshiremind.org.uk)
| 23.12. 20 | 24.12. 20 | 25.12. 20 | 28.12. 20 | 29.12. 20 |
| 9.30 – 4.00 | 9.30 – 3.00 | Closed Christmas | Closed Boxing Day | 9.30 – 4.00 |
| 30.12.19 | 31.12.20 | 01.12.21 | 04.12.21 | |
| 9.30 – 4.00 | 9.30 – 4.00 | Closed New Year’s Day | 9.30 – 4.00 |
Communication Requests
Please contact the Oxfordshire Mind Communications Team via email or phone, for all communication and media requests.