How can a Your Voice Counts advocate help you?

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An advocate is someone who can help you speak up about what is important to you.

 

An advocate can:

 

• listen to your views and concerns

• help you explore your options and rights

• provide information to help you make informed decisions

• help you contact relevant people, or contact them on your behalf

• accompany you and support you in meetings or appointments

 

An advocate will not:

 

• give you their personal opinion

• make decisions for you

• make judgements about you

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If you think you, or someone you know, would benefit from an advocate’s support, you can call us on 0191 478 6472 or email mail@yvc.org.uk to find out more. We’ll let you know if someone from our organisation can help you, or if they can’t, we’ll aim to connect you to another organisation who can.

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Click on the links below to find out more about services we provide:

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• Information for carers (pdf)

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (pdf)

• Information for people detained under the Mental Health Act (pdf)

• Relevant Person's Representative service (pdf)

• NHS Independent Complaints Advocacy 

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Information for people being supported by an advocate

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Visit our Resources page for factsheets about different types of advocacy.

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Make a referral

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To make a referral to one of our services, visit Make a referral for a referral form.

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Our services are independent, free and confidential.