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The need to strengthen the voice of the most marginalised groups has never been greater during this Covid- 19 period, particularly as health and care services adapt and change.

The Advocacy Project has long believed that, as a society, we do not place enough attention on keeping people safe from abuse and neglect. We do not place enough attention on keeping people safe by preventing situations from occurring rather than simply responding robustly after the event.

A few weeks ago, Ann Memmott (autistic expert and NDTi Associate), Jez (Bethany’s Dad) along with other colleagues at NDTi shared Bethany’s story. This is a story that truly reflects the power of partnerships – in this case, partnerships with autistic experts, family and others

We hear from one of the citizen advocates from Stockport Advocacy. This advocate is a tribute to their citizen advocacy roots and the ethos of walking alongside somebody. It touches on the huge benefit that comes with good partnerships between advocates and carers.

Although we always strive to do better, The Advocacy Project is proud of our diversity – diversity in governance, diversity of staff, and things like our “cultural awareness toolkit” to help inform our advocacy practice.

Can we be more effective when we work in partnership? Through developing relationships and joining a person's 'team' maybe we can expect better connections and better outcomes for a person and enable them to have a better life?

Emerald has lots of experiences as a young woman with a learning disability and has dealt with mental ill health over the years too. Emerald shares her experiences of where she hasn’t been listed too and her voice hasn’t been heard and the impact that had on her wellbeing.

As a self-advocacy organisation Ace Anglia's priority has always been to support people with a learning disability and/or autism to have a voice and a platform to be heard.

In this blog post, The Advonet Group describe the power of using an advocacy approach in partnership to lead to local change, using the example of a local user-led service focused on one group that experienced clear inequalities.

Advocacy organisations have started working together in new ways, as this collaborative blog explains.