The Crisis & Outreach Services of CMHA Oxford provides Crisis Intervention to individuals via telephone or in person. Crisis & Outreach Services are mobile, meaning a worker is able to meet with an individual anywhere in the community.Continue readingCrisis and Outreach
CMHA Programs and Services
The Canadian Mental Health Association provides recovery-focused programs and services for people of all ages and their families. Follow the links below for details.
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Resources
Reality Acceptance Skills: If you’ve ever wondered how to cope with some situation you can’t change—like a personal crisis or global pandemic—our DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) team has your back. Our Crisis Survival Skills PowerPoint offers helpful coping strategies to guide you through stressful situations without making matters worse. Then check out our video on […]Continue readingDialectical Behaviour Therapy Resources
Education
This is a community-based program aimed at increasing community understanding of mental illness and issues impacting on mental health. The two main components of this program are community education and volunteer development. If you would like to request CMHA Oxford for training/education, please fill out this Education Request Form You can download our CMHA Education […]Continue readingEducation
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Groups
CMHA Oxford County offers a number of support group services.Continue readingGroups
Mental Health Engagement and Response Team (MHEART)
What is MHEART? A partnership between CMHA Oxford, the Woodstock Police Service, and the Oxford OPP A mobile response program which also exists across the province in a variety of models & names The over-arching goal of the program is to provide a joint response to calls related to a situational crisis, a mental health […]Continue readingMental Health Engagement and Response Team (MHEART)
Peer Support
Peer Support is a unique and valuable service that greatly improves the lives of individuals living with mental health needs and/or challenges related to addictions. As a non-clinical, evidenced-based approach to care, peer support is a vital link in helping someone navigate the health system, locate and access community resources, […]Continue readingPeer Support
Support and Treatment
CMHA Oxford is part of the integrated, county-wide, 24-hour mental health service plan system. The team consists of professional staff trained in a variety of disciplines including social work, nursing, and occupational therapy. The program is recovery focused and voluntary for adults 16 or older with a serious mental health […]Continue readingSupport and Treatment
Supporting our Frontline and Healthcare Heroes
Free supportive counselling available for health care workers and essential workers working on the frontline and in the public during COVID-19. In response to COVID-19, CMHA Oxford is offering free and confidential short-term supportive counselling for anyone in Oxford County who is experiencing stress and anxiety due to working on the frontlines during the […]Continue readingSupporting our Frontline and Healthcare Heroes
Walk-In Counselling
Oxford County Walk-In Counselling provides local residents immediate access to counselling services, with clinics available in Tillsonburg, Ingersoll, Tavistock, and Woodstock, in safe and accessible community spaces. Service is provided outside of regular “business hours”, with availability late into the evenings and on weekends, to provide assistance to those who […]Continue readingWalk-In Counselling