Advocacy is about helping you get your voice heard. It is about helping you get your say in tackling difficulties you are having, or in decisions being made that affect you. Advocates are on your side, and will speak up for you or support you to speak up for yourself.
Advocacy can help you with things like bullying, attending meetings, problems in your foster placement or children’s home, difficulties with your social worker or other professionals, worries about contact with your family and a whole range of other things.
When you contact the advocacy service you stay in control of what happens next – we can give you information and advice but what happens is up to you – we take our instructions from you!
Who can use the advocacy service?
The service can be used by children and young people who are:
- aged 4 to 18 (24 if in care or a care leaver)
- who live in the East Riding of Yorkshire, or who are the responsibility of East Riding of Yorkshire Council, and
- who are considered ‘in need’.
If you would like an advocate, contact the participation and rights team:
Tel: (01482) 396828
Email: rights4u@eastriding.gov.uk
You can find further information about advocacy on the Rights4u website:
Rights4u - advocacy (external East Riding website)