Mental Health First Aid Training

About Mental Health First Aid Training

Accredited Mental Health First Aid Training - find out what Mental Health First Aid training is all about and why we believe everyone should be a Mental Health First Aider. Read more

Adults Mental Health First Aid Training

Support your friends, family, work colleagues and more with our Adults Mental Health First Aid Two Day Training course. Click here to view the course overview and book now. Read more

Youth Mental Health First Aid Training

Our accredited Two Day Youth Mental Health First Aid course will teach you the skills and confidence to help children and young people get the support they need. Read more

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World Mental Health Day Raffle

Buy a ticket for our World Mental Health Day Raffle - over 20 prizes up for grabs!

Family Fun Day - The Brickworks, Accrington

Join us at the Brickworks Family Fun Day in Accrington, where we'll be offering a range of wellness activities for all the family.

Training Manager

An exciting opportunity for a Training Manager has arisen to support the training & development of our team, external stakeholders and across the private sector. This is a full time, fixed term position until Jul 2022.

Helping Sean

We acted as Sean's RPR. Sean was referred to us after displaying challenging and violent behaviour, see how we helped make his life more stable.

Justice for LB Toolkit

The Justice for LB Toolkit gives people the tools they need to become more involved with their care and support.

What is advocacy?

Advocacy is a service that helps people in our community to gain access to representation and support when they are vulnerable or in need of help.

Refer for an Advocate

Looking for a referral form? Click here to view all our referral forms and request an Independent Advocate.

Volunteer Opportunities

Our volunteers are an essential part of our team. We have a number of different volunteer roles across each of our project areas, and are always looking to welcome more.

Our Team

All of our team members at Advocacy Focus provide professional service combined with specialist skills. We offer friendly, accessible and high quality advocacy right across our team of dedicated staff, volunteers and trustees.

Rule 1.2 (3A) Representative

Advocates and advocacy providers have been identified as being best placed to undertake the role of a Rule 1.2 Representative, where family members or friends are not willing or able to do so.

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

We provide a statutory service under the Mental Capacity Act 2005 which aims to empower and protect people who lack capacity to make decisions for themselves.

Independent Care Act Advocacy

Under the Care Act 2014, local authorities have a duty to provide independent advocacy for all adults and carers, as part of their own assessment, care planning and care reviews

Download Literature

Your 'go-to' page for easy-to-access downloadable literature from the team at Advocacy Focus.

Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

Practical support for those emotional distress – or with mental health issues – to make informed choices to represent themselves and access health or social care services

Donations in Action - Cathy's Donation

Cathy* was a service user who donated £100 to Advocacy Focus after she received high quality advocacy support during a health complaint. Click to read more. Read more