Information can be accessed
in a variety of ways: phone,
email, Facebook Messenger
and in-person at our main
building in Faulkner Road.
Advice can be offered to those
with a diagnosed mental
health problem, or to those
seeking to maintain their
mental wellbeing and to
family, friends & carers of
someone coping with mental
health issues.
Our staff aren’t qualified to
make diagnoses or
recommend a particular
medication or treatment, but
we can offer information and
guidance on particular
diagnoses, treatments or on
what options may be open to
you to help you understand or
make a choice on what is
being offered to you by
mental health professionals in
the NHS and elsewhere.
Although our staff aren’t
legally qualified, we can
provide information on your
rights under the Mental
Health Act, including
sectioning, and guide you
towards the statutory
advocacy provided under both
this Act and the Mental
Capacity Act.
We would always advise
anyone to consult their doctor
for help with mental health
issues, but we can provide
information on whether our
own support services, such as
counselling, might be
appropriate, or on what other
non-medical support is
around, eg support groups or
specialist helplines/websites
etc.
As mental health is as much a
part of our lives as our
physical health we are able to
provide information on
mental wellbeing generally,
not just on where medical or
more formal support is
needed.
advice and information
Mon - Fri 9-30am to 5pm:
email, phone, Messenger, face
to face
See social support and crisis
cafe services for support
outside of the above hours
No application process, may
need appointments for face to
face advice
OASIS can provide advice &
information on mental health,
including diagnoses, talking
treatments, medication,
coping strategies, support for
carers etc backed up by
signposting/access to other
services for specialist support.