"I'm unhappy about my care, who can I talk to?"

What is an Advocate?

An Advocate is someone who will make sure you are fully involved in decisions being made about your life by:

• Listening to you
• Being on your side, helping you speak up and making sure your views are listened to
• Helping you make a complaint if you are unhappy about your care
• Going to meetings with you and explaining things to you

If you feel like your views aren’t being listened to or you need extra support you might find an independent advocate useful.

What is an Independent Advocate?

Someone who is completely separate from your family and the professionals involved in making decisions about your life. 

Do you need an independent advocate?

The Suffolk Advocacy Service is made up of four experienced organisations: Suffolk Family Carers, Ace Anglia, Suffolk User Forum, and POhWER. We have joined together as a partnership so that when you contact POhWER, you can quickly get the right specialist advocacy support with a single referral. In this case, for children and young people’s advocacy, you will meet an advocate from Ace Anglia.

For more information about children and young people’s advocacy visit POhWER

Pohwer provide an independent advocate for you, here is their leaflet: Suffolk Advocacy Service Children and Young Peoples Advocacy Leaflet (pohwer.net)