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Advocacy Alliance

You Speak, I Listen, Together We do

Who Are Advocacy Alliance?

Established 1990

Based in Scarborough but current projects cover Filey, Whitby and Ryedale

What do Advocacy Alliance Do?

Advocacy is a process of supporting and enabling people to:

Explore Explore choices and options Access Access information and services. Express Express their views and concerns.

Types

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Advocacy

Statutory Generic

Statutory Advocacy

Care Act IMHA Statutory Advocates IMCA

Delivered by Advocacy Alliance through Total Advocacy Delivered by Cloverleaf Advocacy Delivered by Cloverleaf Advocacy

Services we provide

Care Act

The Care Act 2014 places a duty on local authorities to refer anyone to a Care Act Advocate if they have substantial difficulty and have no appropriate individual to represent them

What is the Advocates Role

a transition assessment the preparation for a care & support / support plan or review a safeguarding enquiry or review an appeal or complaint about a local authority decision

Generic Advocacy

Extra Time Advocacy

Who we support?

VULNERABLE ADULTS AGED 18+. SUCH AS ADULTS WHO: have mental health issue/illness have a disability - physical, learning, sensory have long term ill health frail/older person

Making a referral

Professionals statutory or 3rd sector Total Advocacy 01609 765355 Self-referral

• r members
• f public

Direct to Advocacy Alliance 01723 363910

Why Advocacy is important to

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community

Many people live in isolation with no family or support network Limited or no access to services Enable people to understand their options We build trust which enables us to connect people to services Empower people to take control of things that affect their lives

Safeguarding Training and Prevention

Recognise Respond and Report Abuse

Aims of the training