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"A specialist service which supports people who are most vulnerable, or who find themselves at a particularly challenging point in their lives."
Service Contact Details
0300 34 35 736 - Helpline/referrals
Email: info@essexadvocacy.org.uk
Website:
Services provided
What is advocacy?
"Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain the services they need.
Advocacy and advocacy services work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice."
(The Advocacy Charter)
P.O Box 375
Hastings,
TN34 9HU
Address:
Our formal advocacy and non-statutory mental health advocacy is for vulnerable adults over the age of 18. Our NHS Complaints Advocacy service is for people of all ages.
Essex Advocacy services are free and independent from local authority social services and the NHS.
Our advocates are skilled in providing support around issues relating to:
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a person in a vulnerable situation
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a person subject to a safeguarding alert
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mental health illness or distress
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learning disabilities
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conditions on the autistic spectrum
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caring responsibilities
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an older person aged 65+
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physical disabilities
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sensory impairments
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dementia, fluctuating mental capacity or acquired brain injury
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making a complaint about an experience of NHS care or treatment
For NHS Complaints
For support with NHS Complaints, a self-help advocacy information pack has been prepared for those wishing to make a health complaint. This is an effective tool to help individuals to self advocate or to provide guidance to friends, family or others who are supporting them with the process. Our self-help packs are available to download via the Essex Advocacy website or can be sent via e-mail or post if preferred.
Individuals with a more complex NHS complaint can call on a professional advocate for support.
Opening hours: 9-5pm
