Anglia Care Trust

Young People’s Advocacy

An advocate is somebody who will…

• Listen to you
• Be on your side
• Go to meetings with you or for you
• Speak up for you and make sure you are heard
• Tell people what you want
• Help you to make a complaint if you want to

Your advocate will…

• Be full trained
• Completely separate from social services
• Not tell anybody anything you do not want them to know (unless what you say makes them worried about you or anybody else)
• Care about making your voice heard
• Be honest with you

An advocate will only be your advocate if you want them to be. An advocate can help you with…

• Making a complaint
• Support at your LAC review
• Support if you are involved in the child protection process (if you are over 12)

And also…

• Placement and accommodation
• Contact with people who are important to you

If you feel you need support with being heard and you…

• Are in care, leaving care, involved in the child protection process or have a social worker
• Are under 18

Then you can have an advocate from Anglia Care Trust.

If you would like an advocate or just information you can…

Phone – 01473 269402

Text – 07999 484975

Email – admin@angliacaretrust.org.uk