Advocacy helps you to understand your rights and have your say. Our Advocates will stand with you to help you be heard when it comes to the decisions that affect your health, family and wellbeing.
We work independently from all health and social care services, standing 'shoulder to shoulder' with people to help you 'speak up' when you need support.
Advocacy helps you understand your rights, have your say, share your feelings and tell people what is important to you.
Advocacy means:
All organisations that provide independent advocacy, and people acting as independent Advocates, work to The Advocacy Charter and Advocacy Code of Practice. These include key principles which make sure advocacy providers and advocates are clear about their role, are able to explain their role to others and provide brilliant advocacy.
These principles apply to all types of advocacy. They are really important, and you can ask advocacy organisations and Advocates about them at any time.
Self advocacy means speaking up for yourself; it means knowing your rights and being able to make choices that affect your life.
People First have proudly facilitated self advocacy groups for people with learning difficulties across the North for over 30 years.
Self advocacy groups are safe spaces where people can meet others in a friendly environment, learn skills around confidence and how to speak up and have a say.
Meet our Advocacy team
