Advocacy services

Description

To provide advocacy services. 'Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates and advocacy schemes work in partnership with people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.' (The Advocacy Charter, Action for Advocacy 2002). Local authorities have a duty to ensure the availability of Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) and Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) to meet the requirements of the Mental Capacity Act, 2005 and the Mental Health Act, 1983 respectively. Keywords: Advocacy, Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy , Independent Mental Health Advocacy , equality