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Advocacy Resources
In this section we provide links to a wide range of useful national resources which you can use to help you advocate for yourself. Use the filter to select a subject. Click on the title of an item to see it in full then click on link to go to the website.
We will check resources regularly, but please contact us if you find an error or a broken link as it will help us to fix it quickly.
Disclaimer: We aim to keep the information in this section up to date and correct. However we do not guarantee the accuracy or reliability of the information or services. Any reliance you place on this information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Where we provide links to other websites, Connected Voice has no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) provides information about women’s reproductive choices including pregnancy, contraception and abortion.
BPAS website
Information and support
Law Centres defend the rights of people who cannot afford a lawyer and work in their local communities to uphold justice and advance equality. Website includes Find a Law Centre
Law Centres Network website
The National Association for People Abused in Childhood (NAPAC) offers support to adult survivors of childhood abuse and training for those who support them.
NAPAC website
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope
Give us a Shout website
Information about courts, tribunals and how to find a court or tribunal.
Government website
Works with people who need our support with their drug, alcohol or substance use, mental health, offending behaviour, unemployment issues and people with a learning disability. Aims to inspire and empower them to discover new possibilities in their lives.
You have the right to make a complaint about any aspect of NHS care, treatment or service, and this is firmly written into the NHS Constitution.
Shout 85258 is a free, confidential, 24/7 text messaging support service for anyone who is struggling to cope.
Give us a Shout website
Provides support for men who are survivors of rape and abuse
Survivors UK website
Works to end the harm, abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people in the UK
Hourglass website
