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We offer Children’s Services in St Helens and Salford. To find out more about what service we offer in each area, check out our ‘Where We Work’ section.
If you are a child or young person, see what services may be available to you here.
Advocates encourage the empowerment of children by finding out how they feel and what they want, they can also help the child understand what is happening and why. Our Advocates work completely independent from health and social services or associated service providers.
Our Advocates can:
In 2002, the Department of Health released national standards for all advocacy providers and those providers involved in all decision making processes for children.
They state:
Children and young people do not have a legal right to an advocate but certain situations do specify a need for an Advocate such as for children who are in care.
The Children Act 1989 gives children and young people who are in care the right to make representations and complaints to the Local Authority about their care arrangements. Here, an Advocate can help guide the child through the process and act on their behalf to communicate their needs and wishes.
Our Childrens’ advocacy service is currently very limited and only available via a small number of local contracts. It is an area of advocacy that we are keen to develop so we can achieve our mission of ‘Advocacy for All’. If you can help support us to achieve this and provide a service for people when they face their most challenging times, then please donate here.
If you wish to commission this type of advocacy, please contact us via the details below.
For more information on our Childrens’ Advocacy Services please contact us on 0300 323 0965 or email admin@advocacyfocus.org.uk
