Signpost support organisations
There are some great, free resources available here and on other websites by people who understand what it’s like living with your condition if you’d be interested to have a look
Support Organisations
It can be helpful to share the patient information and other leaflets and links to the following organisations:
Active Body Healthy Mind
Active Body Healthy Mind offers supported sport and physical activity sessions to people experiencing mental ill health in Oxfordshire. With a wide range of fantastic sessions available designed to fit around your life, you're bound to find something you'll enjoy!
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Change4Life
Change4Life is Public Health England’s flagship social marketing programme aimed at tackling obesity and encouraging families with children aged 5-11 to ‘eat well, move more, live longer’
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Couch to fitness family fit
Couch to fitness family fit is a free and flexible workout plan for the whole family.
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Elefriends
Elefriends is a supportive online community, offering support on how to get physically active.
VisitFind your local park.
Use gov.uk/find-your-local-park to find local parks, open spaces and playgrounds.
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Get set to go
“Get Set to Go” is a project funded by Mind, Sport England and the National Lottery. They support people with mental health problems to get physically active in their local communities.
VisitLive Well Oxfordshire
This directory has been designed by Oxfordshire County Council, Age UK Oxfordshire and Affinity Works to bring together information about groups and organisations offering services for adults in one place.
VisitMental Health Swims
Mental Health Swims is an award-winning, mental health peer support community. We host free, safe and inclusive swim meet ups nationwide.
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Mind
Mind offer specially designed programmes to help people with mental health problems to become physically active in their local community. They also have a physical activity toolkit you can download.
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Online strengthening exercises by the CSP
The CSP have developed online physio-approved, accessible strengthening activities that require little space and no expensive equipment or fancy clothing.
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Oxfordshire Mind
Oxfordshire Mind promote good mental health through the provision of high quality services and campaigning for positive change
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Park Play
ParkPlay is a free event with fun and games every Saturday in your local park, where we can #MeetMovePlay together. ParkPlay is for everyone; it’s a completely free event and it’s perfect for adults and children alike. There’s no age limit or fitness requirement. Just turn up and there’ll be games and activities everyone can play.
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Restore
Restore is an Oxfordshire-based mental health charity that supports people to take control of their recovery, develop skills and lead meaningful lives. We offer recovery groups, training and employment coaching to make this possible.
Run Talk Run
Run Talk Run is a weekly 5km gentle jog, and Walk Talk Walk is a weekly walk, both as a safe space to talk about how you are feeling, whilst being active.
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Sporting equals
Sporting equals is a partner organisation of Sport England that promotes physical activity and participation in sport by disadvantaged communities particularly for people in Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic populations
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Stronger My Way
Stronger My Way is a campaign by the CSP which provides physio approved, reliable advice to help you maintain and improve your strength
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Swim England-Swimming with health conditions
The health team at Swim England have been working closely with medical professionals to identify how swimming can help manage and treat symptoms for a range of health conditions.
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Talking Space Plus Oxfordshire
At Talking Space Plus we work actively with people struggling with depression and anxiety,helping them move forward and recover using psychological therapies that work
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This Girl Can
This Girl Can is a national campaign to help women overcome the fear of judgement that is stopping too many women and girls from being active.
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Insight
People may or may not be interested in accessing information and support groups, but they can offer unique support for people contemplating physical activity behavioural change with their condition. Particularly given the range and reliability of information on the internet, trusted resources are important to highlight.
Real Impact
“I would like a group with people of a similar age and issues to me.”
Real Impact
“Why haven’t I received [physical activity on prescription] before? I have been in pain for many years.”
