York Advocacy Hub Peter Phillips and Jonathan Stansfield. Key points: The Advocacy Hub brings together Advocacy options for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties under one banner. Mental Health Capacity is people who have had a serious physical condition in conjunction with Mental Health and require support with their affairs, such as accommodation support or their care package. The Care Act says that individuals who need support in such situations receive an independent advocate for the purpose of representation on their behalf. York Advocacy Hub is commissioned through the City of York Council. Whilst there is a commitment made to the service funding has been under pressure and services have been reduced and there is now a waiting list in place. There is a high demand for Advocates at the moment. York Advocacy Hub keeps a track of people who do not receive Advocacy support due to demand. This is kept alongside the waiting lists, this will form part of an evidence base which will prove the need for more Advocacy services. There is now an increasing need to train people in self advocacy because of the increased demand for advocates. Advocacy events: x2 Advocacy Forums annually, Christmas social, Working with new projects such as Community Base. Entry points for services: Self-referral, Social Worker for Care Act related Advocacy, City of York Council support services. The current waiting list is10 but priority cases are considered.
York Advocacy Hub Peter Phillips and Jonathan Stansfield. Key points: The Advocacy Hub brings together Advocacy options for Mental Health and Learning Difficulties under one banner. Mental Health Capacity is people who have had a serious physical condition in conjunction with Mental Health and require support with their affairs, such as accommodation support or their care package. The Care Act says that individuals who need support in such situations receive an independent advocate for the purpose of representation on their behalf. York Advocacy Hub is commissioned through the City of York Council. Whilst there is a commitment made to the service funding has been under pressure and services have been reduced and there is now a waiting list in place. There is a high demand for Advocates at the moment. York Advocacy Hub keeps a track of people who do not receive Advocacy support due to demand. This is kept alongside the waiting lists, this will form part of an evidence base which will prove the need for more Advocacy services. There is now an increasing need to train people in self advocacy because of the increased demand for advocates. Advocacy events: x2 Advocacy Forums annually, Christmas social, Working with new projects such as Community Base. Entry points for services: Self-referral, Social Worker for Care Act related Advocacy, City of York Council support services. The current waiting list is10 but priority cases are considered.
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