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Advocacy is when someone supports you to speak up, or speaks on your behalf, to ensure you are involved in decisions made about you.
Everyone has the right to speak up for themselves but not everyone can do this easily. That is where advocacy comes in. Advocacy gives people a voice when they find it hard to express their views, but more than that, an advocate will make sure that decisions are about you.
Advocacy is when someone supports you to speak up, or speaks on your behalf, to make sure you are involved in decisions made about you.
Some people have a legal right to an advocate.
Advocacy services offer confidential, free and independent support. Independent means they represent your wishes without giving their personal opinion and without representing the views of the National Health Service or the local authority.
We have a single advocacy service in partnership with Cloverleaf Advocacy. This service is run by locally based advocates across North Yorkshire.
This is a confidential, free and independent service provided by trained advocates. As a confidential service, anything you say to an advocate will not be revealed to anyone.
The service can help if you:
You may meet with an advocate at your home or, if you'd prefer, at a neutral place.
Email: referrals@cloverleaf-advocacy.co.uk
Phone: 01609 765355
Website: Cloverleaf Advocacy website
Online referral forms: Cloverleaf Advocacy online referral forms
Cloverleaf Advocacy
5th Floor
Empire House
Wakefield Old Road
Dewsbury
WF12 8DJ
Cloverleaf Advocacy offers the following types of advocacy:
If you are not eligible for independent advocacy, Cloverleaf can help you find alternative sources of support, information and advice.
Children and young people should be listened to when making plans that directly affect their lives.
The National Youth Advocacy Service provides advocates for young people involved with education and social care services who may have an issue they want considered.
The National Youth Advocacy Service can:
They will:
The National Youth Advocacy Service prefers a child or young person to contact them directly. However, they will accept a request for an advocate from someone else, for example, a social worker or parent.