Advocacy

An advocate is someone who helps you to explain and say what you want if you find it difficult to do so.

Advocate can help you:

access information and services
be involved in decisions about your life
explore choices and options
defend and promote your rights and responsibilities
speak out about issues that matter to you.

Local authorities and health providers have a duty to provide access to advocacy services. This is under the Care Act and Mental Capacity Act.

Wakefield Independent Advocacy Service is delivered by Cloverleaf Advocacy.

Cloverleaf help people to have a voice when it comes to health, care and wellbeing. The types of advocacy services they provide are:

Independent Mental Health Advocacy
Care Act Advocacy
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy
Relevant Person's Representative
Support to self-advocacy groups
Support for carers

The service is empowering, inclusive and confidential. It helps people speak up about issues that matter to them. They also help people find information, understand their rights, and get the support they need.

For more information on this services and how to make a referral, please visit Cloverleaf Advocacy, call 01924 454875 or email referrals@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk.

The Peer Leadership Development Programme aims to support people with lived experience to develop their knowledge, skills and confidence. They hope that by doing this, people will become effective Peer Leaders for personalised care. A ‘Peer Leader’ is a person with lived experienced who is committed to influencing the way personalised care is developed and delivered.

The programme is open to everyone, but it is mainly aimed at people who could benefit from personalised care.

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Last updated: 11/08/2022