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Here is our key range of downloadable and printable literature. You will also find our leaflets and posters on each the individual pages of our website for each type of Advocacy we do, and in the service areas pages for each area we work in. 

Click on the image below to download the pdf you need.

LEAFLETS

Advocacy Service - Flyer* 

Answers the questions ‘what is advocacy?’ and explains how we help people with advocacy

Advocacy Focus Service Flyer

Statutory Advocacy - Leaflet for Professionals* 

Answers the questions ‘what is advocacy?’ and ‘what does an Independent Advocate do?’

Professionals Leaflet

Mental Health Act Advocacy - Leaflet

Explains advocacy under the Mental Health Act

Mental Health Advocacy Leaflet

Mental Capacity Act Advocacy - Leaflet

Mental Capacity Advocacy Leaflet

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Advocacy - Leaflet

Explains the roles of an Relevant Person's Representative (RPR) and 39A/39C /39D Independent Mental Capacity Advocates (IMCA)

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Advocacy Leaflet

Care Act Advocacy - Leaflet

Explains advocacy under the Care Act

Care Act Advocacy Leaflet

Complaints Regulations Advocacy - Leaflet

Explains advocacy under the Local Authority Social Services & NHS Complaints Regulations 2009

NHS & Social Care Complaints Advocacy Leaflet

POSTERS

Advocacy Service - Poster

Advocacy Focus Poster

Mental Health Act Advocacy - Poster

Mental Health Advocacy Poster

Mental Capacity Advocacy - Poster

Mental Capacity Advocacy Poster

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Advocacy - Poster

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Advocacy Poster

Care Act Advocacy - Poster

Care Act Advocacy Poster

Complaints Regulations Advocacy - Poster

NHS & Social Care Complaints Advocacy Poster

  • Easy Read - To view our wide range of Easy Read literature, please see the dedicated Easy Read page of our website by clicking here
  • Printed Literature* - Literature marked with an asterix is available in ready-printed versions. To request hard copies of these, please email [email protected]

    Published: 23rd May, 2017

    Updated: 20th January, 2020

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