How do you know what to ask for when you need an advocate?

Meet the Advocacy Focus team in Lancashire who explain more about what advocacy is and how it supports people.

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Explore our work across the independent advocacy sector, including the advocacy quality performance mark and advocacy network.

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Advocacy Awareness Week is an annual campaign to celebrate the power and impact that advocacy has on people's lives.

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Stories and blogs from Advocacy Awareness Week 2023 #WhatIsAdvocacy

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Is lack of evidence holding back advocacy services?

November 7, 2023
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Fergus Hamilton and Tanyah Hameed from Social Finance explore whether independent advocacy services are held back by lack of evidence.

Where advocacy happens

November 7, 2023
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Your Voice Counts shares some daily snapshots from their advocates' caseloads to illustrate the wide range of things advocates do.

Taking action against inequality and social injustice

November 7, 2023
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NDTi associate and QPM assessor, Jacqui Jobson explains the role of an advocate and their leaders in supporting social justice.

The impact of self-advocacy

November 6, 2023
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Learning Disability England and Speakup Self-Advocacy put together a film about the impact of self-advocacy.