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Advocacy
The
Advocacy Service is
- independent of the hospital/NHS
- free
- confidential
When
are we available?
- Monday to Friday
- 9:30am to 5:00pm
How
do you contact us?
- By phone - You
can call us yourself or ask someone to contact us
for you
- We visit the wards regularly
- you can make an appointment to see us on
the ward or just approach us when we're there.
What
do we do?
Listen
- We make a point of listening to
you
- We don't make judgements about
you or what you want
- We only do what you want us to
- We take what you say seriously
Information
- We can give you information on
who to talk to about your issues, your rights and
how to communicate effectively
- We can given you information about
services and how to access them
- We help you to be aware of the
choices you can make
- If we can't help you, we'll help
you find someone who can
Support
- We support you to speak up for
yourself
- We prefer to work with you, instead
of working for you
- We encourage you to do as much
as you can manage
- We always take your side
Representation
- We can support you in preparing
for meetings
- You can speak up and represent
yourself (self-advocacy)
- We can attend meetings with you
and stand alongside you whilst we raise your issues
(supported advocacy)
Highgate
Mental Health Centre
Dartmouth Park Hill, London N19 5JG
Tel: 020 7561 4214/4118
Fax: 020 7561 4099
Advocates: Donna Mian and Rodica Pintea-Austin
St
Luke's Hospital
Woodside Avenue, London N10 3HU
Tel/Fax: 020 8219 1916
Advocate: Sarah Burgess
The
Grove Centre
3 Rowland Hill Street, London NW3 2AQ
Tel: 020 7685 4551
Advocate: Ashley Neill
The
Huntley Centre
St Pancras Hospital
4 St Pancras Way, London NW1 0PE
Tel/Fax: 020 7530 3712
Advocate: Karen Wilkinson
Camden
Community Advocacy
2c Falkland Road, London NW5 2PT
Tel/Fax: 020 7485 2424
Advocates: Stuart Butler and Yvonne Lentge
BME Advocate: Kika Partakis
Advocacy
Manager: Collette Byrne
Tel: 020 7561 4124
email:
collette.byrne@islingtonmind.org.uk
Links
The
Antipsychiatry Coalition is a nonprofit volunteer
group consisting of people who feel we have been harmed
by psychiatry. www.antipsychiatry.org
Critical
Psychiatry Network that sets out the arguments
against psychiatry and psychiatric treatment. www.critpsynet.freeuk.com
Self
Help UK at www.self-help.org.uk
Provides a searchable database of over 1,000 self help
organisations and support groups across the UK that
offer support, guidance and advice to patients, carers
and their relatives.
Advocacy
service for Lesbians and gay men
www.pacehealth.org.uk
London
based advocacy project Lots of good information.
www.actionforadvocacy.org.uk
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