Advocacy support and help in Devon and Cornwall
25 organisations found
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Womens Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre (Cornwall)
Independant Sexual Violence Advisor
The focus of the ISVA service is: “to work within a multi-agency setting to provide a pro-active service to female victims of sexual violence and abuse, current and historical, through risk assessment and safety planning; enable victims to access statutory and other services they need and to ensure they are kept supported and informed as their cases progress through the criminal justice system, if victims wish to pursue their cases in this way”. -
Living Options Devon
Devon Advocacy
The Devon Advocacy Consortium provides an independent, professional advocacy service for people over 16 in Devon. The Devon Advocacy service can help you if: You have a health and / or social care related issue or complaint; An informed choice has to be made; You lack independent support; You do not feel confident or are having trouble communicating. Contact the service on: 0300 343 5707or Text: 07824905339 -
North Devon Against Domestic Abuse
Are you in an abusive relationship?
Our IDVA service can help you through the court process if you have been affected by domestic violence/abuse. Acting as your voice in the process if you don't feel up to it and empowering you to see the process through. -
Barnados
Listening to children
Listening to children is at the heart of all Barnardo's work, but our work in advocacy especially shows Barnardo’s commitment to giving children and young people a voice. For more information about advocacy work in your area, please visit our website.Call: 0208 550 8822
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Devon Rape Crisis and Sexual Abuse Services
Advocacy Support
We can support women to get their voices heard, to make complaints and representations and to gain access to services. -
WILD Young Parents Project
Get your voice heard as a young parent
WILD helps young parents understand services, talk to other professionals such as social workers and health visitors, and can come with you to meetings and to court.Call: 01209 210077
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Devon People First
Devon People First, we support people with learning disabilities who feel they have been a victim of any type of crime,
If you feel you have been a victim of any type of crime, Devon People First can support and help you to speak up about what is important to you. -
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Cornwall People First
Advocacy & Self Advocacy for adults with learning disabilities
Advocacy means somebody speaking up for you. Our victim support workers can advocate on your behalf if this is something you want. Self Advocacy means speaking up for yourself. Our Victim support workers can support you to speak up to make sure your voice is heard. -
Plymouth and Devon Racial Equality Council
Advocacy, support and advice
PDREC provide a one-to-one case work service for individuals and their families that have been a victim of Race Hate Crime, discrimination on grounds of race and Domestic Abuse. The service provides on-going support including assistance to contact agencies, support at multi-agency meetings, benefits and debt advice, support to access counselling services. The case work service also provides advice and advocacy to ensure that victims are fully aware of all options and available support. -
Cornwall Rape and Sexual Abuse Centre
CRASAC can give advice or signpost clients to the correct organisation.
CRASAC can support clients with information alongside their counselling. We can signpost to other agencies if necessary. -
Intercom Trust
Advocacy, Help and Support
We provide confidential help, support and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and those affected by LGBT issues. We work closely with other agencies to help get you where you need to be. -
Stop Hate UK
Advocacy via our Hate Crime Advocate
The Hate Crime advocate will work with service users to identify the support that would help them to cope and recover and aid access to these services -
The Zito Partnership
Advocacy
Support through the complaints process Support through court, coroners court and inquests Support through formal investigation -
Citizens Advice Devon
Advocacy services
CAB advisers may be able to help you obtain justice by helping you make your case in disputes about benefits decisions, consumer problems, negotiations with creditors over debts, problems with landlords and with public bodies. -
Safer Stronger Consortium
Would an Advocate help you to access support?
In Cornwall SSC has a number of member organisations who can offer advocacy support these include; CASSPLUS, White Gold, Konnect Cornwall, Zito Partnership, WRSAC, Twelves Company and Hollywell Housing Trust. You can identify them by the Safer Stronger Logo. To be referred to any of our member organisations, please contact the SSC Coordinator. -
North Devon Sunrise
Advocacy - Are you from a Minority Ethnic Group, an asylum seeker, refugee or migrant worker living in North Devon or Torridge?
North Devon Sunrise provides free and confidential advocacy. We can support and enable you to access services, explore options and choices available to you, promote your rights and express your concerns. -
The Children's Society
Advocacy Services
Many children who are looked after in care or who are in the child protection system are not consulted about matters affecting their lives. Choices are made for them, often without their consent. We provide these children with independent advocates and are developing advocacy and participation practices across all areas of work to ensure that more children have a say in important decisions that are made about their lives. -
Devon Community Opportunities, Rethink Mental Illness
Rethink Mental Illness: Advocacy Support
Our advocacy services are designed to support those who are vulnerable or need help to make informed decisions and secure the rights and services to which they are entitled. We have a great deal of experience in developing and delivering quality advocacy services across a variety of settings, both in the community and in secure hospitals and secure units. To find out more please contact: Sarah Brindle, The Wesley Centre, Royce Road, Hulme, Manchester, M15 5BP or Telephone: 0161 226 3366Call: National number 0121 522 70070 Community Service 01395 224166
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British Red Cross
Refugee Service
Supporting refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable migrants to access the support they need, regardless of status. -
Konnect Cornwall CIC
Legal advise we can assist with..
Having a wealth of experience, skills and knowledge within our staff and contacts within the public and private sectors, we are equipped to provide practical help and advice to victims of crime. If required we can ‘Konnect’ victims to existing and relevant bespoke provisions whilst helping them deal with immediate issues and future crime prevention. We care about our communities and all victims of crime within it and look to provide the best service to those who need it.Call: 01736 339277
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Devon Domestic Abuse Support Service
Empowering you by giving you a voice
Advocacy means supporting you to: •access information and services •be involved in decisions about your life •explore choices and options •defend and promote your rights and responsibilities •speak out about issues that matter to you. We know that people who are experiencing domestic abuse find it difficult to speak up for themselves. We can accompany you to meetings, write support letters on your behalf and will empower you to become more confident to use your own voice. -
Devon Link Up
Self and Issue based Advocacy
Devon Link Up has a strong history of supporting people with learning disabilities to have a voice. We have advocates who can help people speak up about things that are important to them or when they are worried about something. Our advocates are trained and supported to work with the person to make sure their view, wishes, wants and aspirations can be heard.Call: 07808053992
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Citizens Advice Plymouth
Advocacy
We aim to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and improve the policies and practices that affect people's lives. We provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to everyone on their rights and responsibilities. We value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. -
Age UK Devon
Information & Advice
Our I&A service can advise on matters affecting later life. We know that benefits and social care, in particular, can be very complicated and confusing. We can also provide details of services and social activities in your area. We aim to answer your questions and explain procedures in a friendly and straightforward way. We can talk through your concerns and provide clear information literature. At Age UK Devon we will not share your information with anyone else, without your permission. -
Age UK Exeter
Information & Advice
Information and advice and support given to people over the age of 50 living in Exeter.
