Advocacy is an independent service designed to listen carefully to the compliments, concerns, problems or issues that people may be experiencing whilst using mental health services and to give people a voice.
Beacon Advocacy Services
Beacon's Advocacy services are based in:
- Antrim, Ballymena Beacon Advocacy Service
- South and East Belfast Beacon Advocacy Service
- Southern Board Beacon Advocacy Services (General)
- Southern Board Beacon Advocacy Services (Addiction Services)
Beacon Advocacy Services
An advocate can provide you with information in relation to the options available to you under four broad areas: clinical, legal, treatment, environment. The advocate will help you to express any concerns and to pass these on to relevant professionals. An advocate can be a paid member of staff or someone who has experienced their own mental health problems and have been trained to take on the advocacy role.
How We Do It
Advocates will also support the individual to be heard. This means that the first thing the advocate will do is listen. The advocate will not judge and all discussions will be treated confidentially. Confidentiality will only be broken if there is a potential danger to the individual or someone else.
