Community Advocacy Service (Mental Health and Well Being)
The Community Advocacy Service (Mental Health and Well Being) is a free and confidential advocacy service for anyone using community based NHS services in Plymouth, including Mental Health Services.
What is Advocacy?
"Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice."
Extract taken from “The Advocacy Charter”
By Action for Advocacy, 2002
The Community Advocacy Service (Mental Health and Well Being) can:
- Support you in dealing with any health and related social care problems you may be experiencing.
- Help you to speak up and get your voice heard by the professionals involved in your care.
- Speak on your behalf when you want us to.
- Provide information to help you make an informed choice.
- Help to protect your rights and refer you to other services if necessary.
Contact Us
For further information please contact Marguerite Stirling, Community Advocate (Mental Health and Well Being) by:
- telephone: 01752 201766
- fax: 01752 202214
- email: advocacy@plymouthguild.org.uk
- post: Plymouth Guild, Ernest English House, Buckwell Street, Plymouth PL1 2DA