Advocacy Focus sign the Armed Forces Covenant

We are delighted to demonstrate our support for the Armed Forces Community by signing the Armed Forces Covenant. Here at Advocacy Focus we currently employ 3 Armed Forces Veterans, including our CEO Justine Hodgkinson.

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Advocacy Focus Goes International

We have been commissioned by researchers and Advocates in Japan, who wish to find out more about children and young people’s advocacy services in the UK.
Mental Health Volunteer

Support people who have been hospitalised due to mental ill health. We are looking for warm, compassionate and understanding people to support people with mental ill health to feel empowered and engaged with their treatment.
Breaking Barriers 2021 - The North-West's Biggest Advocacy Conference

Breaking Barriers is back! This event will sell out. Book your tickets now to avoid disappointment. Tickets from £35.
Breaking Barriers 2021

Full agenda now confirmed! Book your tickets to the North-West's biggest advocacy conference for health and social care professionals.

Hub of Hope

For some there's advocacy, for those who are in crisis, there is the Hub of Hope. As an Ambassador of Hope, Advocacy Focus will be working with the Hub of Hope and its founder, Jake Mills, to connect mental health services in Lancashire.
Dying Matters

Nobody likes to talk about dying; but we need to. Our unwillingness as a society to talk about death and bereavement has impacted upon health and end of life services in the UK. We are part of the campaign that wishes to change all of this.
Time to Change

By supporting the Time to Change campaign, we are supporting the movement to end mental health stigma, and to get people talking more openly about their mental health issues in their personal relationships, social lives and workplace.
Disability Confident

We have signed up and committed to Disability Confident to help all of our team members and future team members fulfil their potential

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

Investing In Volunteers Award

We’re delighted to announce that the development and training we undertake with our volunteers has been recognised by the UK Quality Assurance Panel and in December 2020 we were awarded Investing in Volunteer status. Read more