Advocacy Service
Advocacy helps individuals to express their views, secure their rights and access services.
We aim to improve the wellbeing of service users by providing practical support to:
- be involved in decisions about their care and treatment
- find information on the Mental Health Act and how this may apply to them
- help secure rights
- access other services in the community.
Examples of which may include legal advice and support services
Our Service Includes:
- Inpatient Advocacy at Newham Centre for Mental Health and Mile End Hospital
- Community Advocacy
- Adolescent Advocacy
- Peer Advocacy Training
Tower Hamlets enquiries
- Inpatients 0208 121 5508
- Community 020 7510 1081 (ask for advocacy)
Newham enquiries
- 020 8548 9037 (Ask for advocacy)
We provide independent mental health advocacy (IMHA) for qualifying patients under the Mental Health Act
Advocacy Services for Bengali users
Advocacy Services for Bengali users (PDF document)
Advocacy Services for Somali users
Adeegyada u Doodista iyo Macluumaadka. Waxaanu siinaa adeegyo bilaash ah, u dooids qarsoodi ah iyo macluumaad shaqsiyaadka dhex degan bulshada, iyo cusbitaalada, Burdett House ama Xarunta Caafimaadka Dirmirk ee Newham (Newham Centre for Mental Health). Danteenu waxaa weeye in loo sheego adeeg islicmaalayaasha waxyaalaha ay xuquuqda u leeyihiin iyo in aan awood u siinno in ay helaan adeegga caafimaadka dirmirka oo tayo leh. U doodistu waxay kaa caawinesysaa in aad u sheegto waxyaalaha aad tabaneyso iyo baahidaada adeeg bixiyayaasha iyo xirfadlayaasha mas’uulka ka ah daryeelkaaga. Dooduhu wuxuu ku howlegeyaa tusmeyn-TAADA, wuxuuna kula tegi karaa kulamada si uu kaaga caawiyo in aad ka hadasho arimahaaga wuuna kuu hadlayaa. Dooduhu wuxuu kuu raaci karaa kulan dasto oo ka jiro bulshda dhexdeeda ama cusbitaalka. Waxaa kale oo aan kaa caawin karma in aad la xiriirto qareen ama aad hesho talo qof khibrad leh uu ku siinayo. Haddii aad ka welwelsan tahay howl maalmeeda cusbitaalka ama adeeyaada bulshada ama nafsaddaada kooxda u doodista ayaa ku siin karo macluumaad kaa caawinayo howlahan.