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Latest updates about voice and rights.
Routes into advocacy: campaigning for better housing
“Through my experience as a housing campaigner, I am a stronger advocate.”
Choosing your future: how advocacy supported Hayden to be heard
Hayden will be leaving his residential school at the end of the year. What next?
Mental Health Act reform: Parliamentary committee publishes its report
An influential joint committee of parliamentarians who have been scrutinising the draft legislation of the Mental Health Bill published…
Advocacy and medical treatment: George's story
Some people face significant barriers to receiving the right treatment.
“An advocate comes from within”: what makes a good advocate?
Manager Denise shares what makes someone qualified to work in advocacy.
"I was very happy to see her": Garth's story
Garth’s mum used to phone him every day - until suddenly the calls stopped.
Health and Wellbeing Alliance projects in 2022 - 2023
We’re pleased to share the three projects we’re working on this year to support the mission of the Health and Wellbeing…
Using professional curiosity in safeguarding
Good advocacy practice means always being alert to the possibility of abuse.
Improving safeguarding for people in high-risk settings
Independent advocacy should be an essential safeguarding tool for people in high-risk settings.
Safeguarding people who don’t have a voice from abuse
As independent advocates, many of the people we work with are not able to express their own feelings and wishes.
Closed cultures: how advocates can avoid being ‘part of the problem’
Advocacy has to be independent to be effective – and we must be alert to the risks to that independence.