The Advocacy Blog

People often ask us what it’s like to be an advocate. We explain that advocates take the time to walk in someone else’s shoes and to see...

Our West Berkshire Learning Disability Partnership Board were so delighted to receive this lovely compliment from Lixi Chivas from...

This Learning Disability Week, our colleagues at Healthwatch Portsmouth are proud to introduce you to an amazing Portsmouth-based social...

#LDArtWeek has started and Alex describes how everyone at West Berkshire Learning Disability Partnership Board have enjoyed staying...

#CarersWeek is a welcome opportunity to highlight the challenges facing unpaid carers and to recognise the contribution they make to...

From the 1st to 7th June is Volunteers’ week –#VoluneersWeek- an opportunity to celebrate the good work done by Volunteers across the...

Having suffered a stroke, Hazel experienced a number of failings in the care she received while recovering in hospital. Hazel’s advocate,...

We are proud to support ME Awareness Week, a time when ME sufferers get an opportunity to tell the world that ME is a real and physical...

This year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ConnectWithNature has given us an opportunity to take time and consider the world around us and...

As we continue to support this week’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #ConnectWIthNature campaign, Kate talks about taking care of the...

This week we are supporting @MentalHealthFoundation #MentalHealthAwareness week, the theme for which is the importance of nature on our...

As part of this year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, #ConnectWithNature, we’re celebrating how nature can help with our mental health and...

As part of this year’s #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, #ConnectWithNature, Alex explains how going into lockdown in March 2020 caused her to...

As part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness week #ConnectWithNature, our advocate, Jane, shares this lovely picture which combines the...

Sometimes it’s not easy for people to express the choice they want to make. In his short story, Advocate, James, describes using art as a...

In our informative webinar, our CEO, Matthew Hilton, is joined by Advocates Lauren Fernandez and Nichola Ryder to discuss advocacy and...

We believe that everyone who works at The Advocacy People brings something truly unique helping us to make a positive difference to the...

The NHS cannot always fund medication, operations or other care that is not routinely paid for by NHS England. This might be because of...

Advocacy is not always about outcome. The process of advocacy itself has other significant benefits; Advocacy is person-centred and while...

The Advocacy People work closely with One You Kent to support clients navigating through the care and housing systems to improve their...