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NHS mental health support - Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire

Feeling stressed, worried, or isolated?

In addition to Shout, people in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire can access support through these NHS telephone services:

Crisis support for children and young people

Buckinghamshire: Call 01865 901 951 for Bucks Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service: Single Point of Access.

Oxfordshire: Call 01865 902515 for Oxon Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS): Single Point of Access.

Click here to make an online referral.

What is CAMHS?

CAMHS help children and young people up to 18 who are finding it hard to cope with everyday life because of difficult feelings, behaviour or relationships.

How CAMHS can help

  • CAMHS provide flexible support to suit your needs
  • Initially they will find out more about the difficulties you are having
  • They will discuss the sort of treatment and support that is likely to help and agree a plan with you
  • Sometimes a few sessions will be enough to get you back on track. Sometimes you may need to meet with CAMHS for longer
  • Most importantly you will be fully involved and the plan agreed together will be reviewed regularly to make sure it is still helping

CAMHS can work with you in a range of different ways to suit your needs:

  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
  • Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT)
  • Family Therapy
  • Psychotherapy
  • Solution Focussed Practice

Who does CAMHS support?

There are no referral criteria for Buckinghamshire and Oxford CAMHS SPA. The service supports all children, young people, families, and professionals concerned about a young person’s emotional wellbeing, up to their 18th birthday. This includes self-referrals from young people aged 16 and over.

Any young person wanting to learn about CAMHS or worried about their mental health or wellbeing is welcome to reach out. The service will never turn away a young person asking for help - CAMHS will either engage them or guide them to the support they need elsewhere.

Crisis support for adults (18+)

Buckinghamshire: Call 01865 901 600 or click here for Bucks Talking Therapies (BTT)

Oxfordshire: Call 01865 901 222 or click here for Oxfordshire Talking Therapies (OTT)

BTT and OTT are services provided by Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust. They deliver NICE recommended psychological interventions and therapies with or without concurrent pharmacological treatments managed in primary care by the GP.

BTT and OTT follow a stepped care model to decide which intervention is most appropriate for you and will always start with the least intensive treatment – often courses and groups.

Interventions and therapies can include:

  • Guided Self-Help (delivered by telephone/video)
  • Psychoeducational courses
  • Computerized CBT
  • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
  • Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
  • Behavioural Activation (BA) for depression
  • Couples Therapy for Depression (CTFD)
  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) for trauma
  • Counselling For Depression (CFD)
  • Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) for depression
  • Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT)
  • Trauma Focussed CBT

Any adult who is registered with a Buckinghamshire or Oxfordshire GP surgery can access the relevant service.

Last updated: 3 March 2025