Skip to main content

The Advocacy Project – Hackney Mental Health Voice

Address:
The Advocacy Project – Hackney Mental Health Voice,
We Work,
115 Mare Street,
Hackney,
London,
E8 4RU
E-mail: bonnie@advocacyproject.org.uk
Telephone: 020 396 07910
Website: http://www.advocacyproject.org.uk/news/announcing-mental-health-voice/
020 396 07910  Visit Website

Description

Who we are:

The Advocacy Project believes that when an individual has a voice, understands their rights and makes choices, real change can happen.

Advocacy helps by supporting marginalised people to speak up, understand their rights and make choices.

Everyone has the right to influence the decisions that affect their lives.

What we do:

The Advocacy Project have set up a user-led service – Hackney Mental Health Voice – which enables genuine and constructive involvement from people with mental illnesses in City and Hackney.

We have a User Leadership Committee (ULC) of ten local people who have experienced mental illness to shape the services.

Some of the roles of the committee include:

  • feeding into the Mental Health Coordinating Committee,
  • running a user-led evaluation and
  • designing a peer mentoring scheme

Contact us to find out more. 

Notes

“With so many people being impacted by mental illness in some way it is really important that local mental health services are shaped by people who really understand what’s needed from their own experience. This project will provide people with an opportunity to develop skills, find fulfilment and use their expertise to improve things for others”

Bonnie Studd, who will be the Mental Health User Involvement Coordinator 

Record Last Updated on: 25/05/2018

Local Offer

Description
  • Advocacy QPM Award 
  • Disability Confident Employer
  • Mindful Employer
  • 4 pi National Involvement Standards

Time / Date Details

Session Information

Contact the project coordinator to find out more about events and sessions

Other Details

Costs

Free

Referral required?

Yes

Referral Details

Contact the coordinator using the details above to find out more. 

What to do if you have a complaint

We welcome your feedback, comments and complaints so we can continually improve our services.

You can read our feedback policy or watch our short video in British sign language.

How to Get Here

Train: London Fields

Tube: Bethnal Green

Bus: 236, 254, 106, 55. 48, 26, 388, 

General meter parking on local streets

 Send Email Visit Website 020 396 07910

Your Feedback | The Likes & Dislikes from real parents

Sign in to add feedback

Disclaimer-important information about the Hackney Local Offer

Hackney's Local Offer website is a free and impartial service provided by the London Borough of Hackney in partnership with the NHS, local education, health and community services. The information contained within the website is available for the purposes of identifying services and provision that may be available to children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities.

This information does not represent a recommendation or an endorsement of a Service or Provider and neither does the London Borough of Hackney or its partners make any representations or warranties as to the accuracy of the information. Anyone seeking to use or access a service or provision is responsible for undertaking their own checks to determine the suitability and fitness for purpose of that service and provision. In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including, without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damages whatsoever arising from use or loss of use of data or profits arising out of or in connection with the use of the Hackney Local Offer.

Some providers will be registered and inspected by external agencies, such as Ofsted or the Care Quality Commission. Anyone working with children and young people will be required to have appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service Check (the replacement for the Criminal Record Check), safeguarding policies and insurance in place, which they should make available to you on request.

Help & Advice

Read Guidance Articles
Back to top