What can an Advocate do?

An Advocate will help you to access information that you need, or go with you to meetings, as a supportive presence. An advocate will listen to what someone wants and then support them in getting their voice heard and having their views recognised. An advocate might write letters on your behalf, or speak for you in situations where you don’t feel able to speak for yourself.

An advocate is independent and will represent your wishes without judging them or putting forward their own personal opinion.

Advocacy can be useful whenever someone feels that their rights are not being respected, when an organisation or authority is not listening to them and/or in situations when they find it difficult to make their views heard.