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What is Advocacy? Why Would I need it? How does it work? Where can I access it?
What Is Advocacy?
- Advocacy is about helping you speak up and making sure people listen
- Advocacy makes sure that you know about your rights
- Advocacy is just for you and no one else
Why Would I Need It?
We can help let others know how you are feeling and what you want to say about your life. You might:
- Have problems and worries at school.
- Need help going to a meeting, Children’s Hearing or tribunal.
- Want to know your rights.
- Have worries about changes in your life.
- Need information and not sure how to get it.
How Does It Work?
- An advocacy worker will meet with you and help you.
- Our advocacy workers are friendly and will listen to what you want.
- You can pick where and when to meet your advocacy worker.
- It could be on your own or with someone else like your parent, it could be at home, in school or hospital.
- You might prefer to message or meet online. We take child protection very seriously. We will make sure that you are safe to meet us online.
Where Can I Get Advocacy?
Partners in Advocacy provides independent advocacy for children and young people across Scotland. Click on the links below to find out more.
My Rights, My Say
A Scotland-wide service for young people aged 12-15 with additional support needs in education.
Children’s Hearings
For children and young people aged 5-18 going through the Children’s Hearings System. This service is available in, Dundee, East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire Edinburgh, Inverclyde, South Lanarkshire and West Dunbartonshire.
Greater Glasgow & Clyde: Young People’s Mental Health
For children and young people up to age 18 who are inpatients in Skye House Adolescent Inpatient Unit in Glasgow, or the Child Inpatient Unit in the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow.
East Renfrewshire Children & Young People
For children and young people up to age 18 living in East Renfrewshire.
Dundee Children & Young People
For children and young people living in Dundee aged up to 21.
Glasgow Youth Independent Advocacy
For children and young people in Glasgow affected by a range of adverse childhood experiences.
Children and Young People Specialist Services
Partners in Advocacy provides specialist independent advocacy services for children and young people across Scotland