Suffolk Advocacy Service

Central and East of England > Suffolk

Suffolk Advocacy Service is delivered by a partnership which includes POhWER, Suffolk Family Carers, ACE Anglia and Suffolk User Forum.

The Suffolk Advocacy Service delivers the following services:

• Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) (For those aged 16 and above) including Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Relevant Person's Paid Representative (RPPR)
• Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA)
• Independent Care Act Advocacy (ICAA)
• NHS Complaints Advocacy
• Children's Advocacy including:
  • Children in care
  • Care Leavers
  • Children who wish to make a complaint
  • Children living in residential care 
  • Children who go missing (Return Home Interviews)
  • Children who present as homeless at 16/17 yrs old
  • Children aged 12+ subject to child protection planning
  • Children and young people receiving social care services: 
    • Aged up to 18 years according to their understanding and ability to use advocacy.
    • Aged up to 24 years, if they have a disability 
• Community Advocacy including Community Mental Health Advocacy, Carers Advocacy Support, Group Advocacy, Learning Disabilities Advocacy and Child Protection Advocacy
• Peer Led Mental Health Inpatient Advocacy Drop Ins

How do I get support from an advocate?

To make a referral to the Suffolk Advocacy Service, you can download the forms below:

Community Advocacy Referral Forms

• I want to refer myself to the Suffolk Advocacy Service: Community Advocacy self referral form in easy-read 
  Monitoring Form for my details in easy read
• I want to refer someone else to the Suffolk Advocacy Service: Community Advocacy third party referral form in easy read
  Monitoring Form for their details in easy read
• Community Advocacy referral form - not in easy-read

Advocacy Referral Forms

• Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) referral form
• Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) referral form
• Suffolk Advocacy Service NHS Complaints Advocacy referral form
• Suffolk Advocacy Service Care Act referral form
• Suffolk Advocacy Service Children's Advocacy referral form
• Suffolk Advocacy Service 1.2 Representative referral form

If you are not sure whether you can get an advocate, or for more information, advice and support, please contact us on 0300 456 2370 or email [email protected]

Local Resources

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service IMCA leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service RPPR leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service IMHA leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service NHS Complaints Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Care Act Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Children and Young Persons Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Peer Led Mental Health Inpatient Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Community Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Carers Advocacy leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Independent Advocacy Services leaflet (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Advocate Introduction easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Care Act Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent Mental Health Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Independent NHS Complaints Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Community Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Children's Advocate Introduction easy-read postcard (pdf)

Download the Suffolk Advocacy Service Children's Advocacy easy-read postcard (pdf)