News (Change & Development)

#AAW21 - Join the conversation. This week is the 4th annual Advocacy Awareness Week.

Chris Lerwell from Advocacy Support Cymru talks about how his brother inspired his route to becoming an Independent Mental Capacity Advocate

Staff from Advocacy Focus talk about how they initiated a Section 21a challenge to help Cliff into a new home that he was happier with.

A short video from N|Compass to explain a bit about what an Advocate is and what they do.

Brilliant stop motion video from Aims Advocacy that explains the principles independent advocacy in Scotland

In this short episode, we talk with Karen, a foster carer whose young person is taking part in our Time to Talk Next Steps programme.

In this episode, we talk with Liz about her daughter Eleanor's journey out of isolation and how she negotiated and worked with staff to put reasonable adjustments in place for her daughter's inclusive education.

For many communities we work with, who experience discrimination due to their age, disability or ethnicity, isolation is something that can have a significant impact.

Not just a nice to have - its a legal requirement. Sue and Crispin discuss the new Reasonable Adjustment resources

On International Day of Older Persons Paul Gutherson discusses his thoughts on what matters to older people