Help Hub

Our Help Hub provides support to service users and professionals and is a gateway to POhWER’s information, advice and advocacy services.

Our friendly and professional team of Advisors can help point you in the right direction by providing information and contact details for organisations you may need to speak with or they make a referral to POhWER’s specialist advocacy services.

The hub is open from 8am until 6pm, Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). You can contact us by phone, email, Skype, text or in writing. Whatever your query or support needs, the Help Hub is the first point of contact for help.

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Help Hub Support For Professionals

During the Covid-19 outbreak POhWER's Help Hub Support for Professionals is providing a range of support for social care staff including a helpline.
Relevant Person's Paid Representative Service (RPPR)

Relevant Person’s Paid Representatives make regular visits to people who are deprived of their liberty under the Mental Capacity Act
Citizen, Peer and Group Advocacy

POhWER’s trained volunteers provide one-to-one peer and citizen advocacy. We also bring people together to support each other through group advocacy
Children's and Young People's Advocacy including CAMHS

POhWER’s qualified professional advocates support children and young people through a range of services including in mental health units
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) / Liberty Protection Safeguards

Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) protect people from having their freedom taken away unless it is in their best interests
HertsHelp

HertsHelp is a free and confidential independent information and advice service providing a variety of support through a network of local organisations
Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA)

Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy supports people who are not able to make certain decisions about their lives for themselves
Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)

Independent Mental Health Advocacy supports people to understand and exercise their rights under the Mental Health Act
Care Act Advocacy

Care Act advocates support people who need support to be involved in decisions their local council is making about their care and support
NHS Complaints Advocacy

NHS Complaints Advocacy supports people who are thinking about making a complaint about treatment funded by the NHS