Free service launches to support children and young people in Bradford with health and care decisions
Our contract with Bradford Children and Families Trust is to provide a wide range of advocacy services for children and young people in the area. The child-led service includes providing independent support for children in care, care leavers up to and including the age of 25, and other eligible young people.
Independent advocates will explain to children what their rights are, as well as supporting them in meetings and with making complaints.
Emily Johnston, VoiceAbility’s operations manager for the North, said: “VoiceAbility is passionate about supporting people to be heard when it matters most.
“We’re delighted to be working with Bradford Children and Families Trust so we can reach as many children and young people as possible who need our services.”
It is exciting to build on the work our advocates are already doing in the city, supporting people to be heard in decisions about their health, care and wellbeing.
“If you think a child or young person would benefit from our support, you can call us for free on 0300 303 1660 or make a referral on our website.”
Our Bradford team is now providing a wide range of advocacy services for children and young people in the area, alongside its existing adult advocacy support. Photo credit: VoiceAbility
Amandip Johal, assistant director and principal social worker at Bradford Children and Families Trust, said: “Bradford Children and Families Trust is pleased to be working with VoiceAbility to provide an independent advocacy service for children.
The Trust recognises the vital role of advocacy in ensuring that children and young people are empowered to express their views, understand their rights and be meaningfully involved in the decisions that affect their lives.
For more information about advocacy for children and young people visit voiceability.org/bradfordcyp. To find out more about the adult advocacy services VoiceAbility provides in Bradford, visit voiceability.org/bradford.