Brighton and Hove

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POhWER provides a range of statutory and non-statutory advocacy services to the residents of Brighton and Hove as part of the Sussex Advocacy Partnership. We work with Mind in Brighton and Hove, MindOut, Brighton & Hove Speak Out, Sussex Interpreting Services and Impact Advocacy.

The partnership offers the following statutory advocacy services in Brighton and Hove:

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Person's Paid Representative Services (RPPR)
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (delivered by Mind in Brighton and Hove)
• Independent Care Act Advocacy
• Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy

The partnership also offers Community Advocacy including:

• Community Mental Health Advocacy, delivered by Mind in Brighton & Hove
• LGBTQ and Trans Advocacy, delivered by MindOut
• Community advocacy for people with learning disabilities and advocacy for parents with learning disabilities, delivered by Brighton & Hove Speak Out
• Community advocacy for people with sensory, communication, cognitive or physical impairment and advocacy for people with autism and Asperger’s syndrome, delivered by Impact Advocacy
• Bi-lingual advocacy for people whose first language isn’t English, delivered by Sussex Interpreting Services

POhWER will also provide a qualified Deaf Advocate for all the services above for service users in Brighton and Hove whose first language is BSL. You can also access information about our services in British Sign Language. 

How do I get support from an advocate?

To make a referral you can download the forms below:

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) referral form
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Serious Medical Treatment (SMT) referral form
• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Serious Medical Treatment (SMT) Guidance
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) referral form
• Care Act Advocacy referral form
• NHS Complaints Advocacy referral form

If you are not sure whether you can get an advocate, or for more information, advice and support in your area, please contact us on 0300 456 2370 or email [email protected]. For enquiries about the IMHA service you are able to contact Mind in Brighton & Hove directly by calling 01273 66 69 50 or visiting the Mind Website.

Local Resources

Download the Sussex Advocacy Partnership Community Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Visit our Empohwer Sussex Facebook page for local information & resources