Community Advocacy

Please be aware that our community advocacy service does not cover all Areas and we provide community advocacy in certain areas only.  Each area is normally commissioned to provide certain services and advocacy services vary from locality to locality and maybe provided by different advocacy providers.

Areas where we provide Community Advocacy

• Barnsley
• Hackney
• Wandsworth and Richmond.
• Camden and Islington, (However please see update below).

 Update regarding Camden and Islington Community Advocacy Service:

Currently our Camden and Islington Community Advocacy is not accepting any new referrals at the moment and our waiting list is currently closed to new referrals, this is due to high demand.

Therefore there is a pause for community advocacy referrals allows the organisation to prioritize urgent cases and maintain the quality of support for current clients.

If you have any enquiries please contact our information and referral line on:

advocacyreferralhub@rethink.org

or please contact us by telephone on: 03007900559

What is Community Advocacy.

Community advocacy is about speaking up on behalf of people who can’t do this for themselves. It supports people who would have substantial difficulty advocating for themselves – including difficulty understanding, holding, using or weighing up information, as well as communicating their views, wishes and feelings to others. It’s part of a duty of acting fairly towards people. To stand by individuals who are otherwise in danger of being pushed towards the margins of society.

A community advocate will be able to help you

• Get the information you need and understand what it means
• Explore your options and decide what you want
• Contact the relevant people, or will contact them on your behalf
• Express your feelings and opinions to others, or do this for you
• Prepare for meetings, and support you at them if you want that
• Stand up for your rights and get the services you need