The Consultation & Advocacy Promotion Service
Individual Advocacy Service
- If you live in East Lothian or Midlothian, use mental health services and would like to find out more about what individual advocacy can do for you, click here.
- If you are interested in volunteering as an advocate, click here.
- Along with Advocard, CAPS has produced a form that can be used to make an Advance Statement and one that can be used to withdraw an Advance Statement. Service users are welcome to download these below:
Service User Guides to the Mental Health Act
The Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 gives people who experience mental health difficulties the right to access independent advocacy services. This applies to both individual and collective advocacy.
Our Service User Guides to the Mental Health Act are relevant to anyone who wants to understand the Act and how it relates to them. You can download them here:
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