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We were contacted by DS who was sectioned in a psychiatric hospital. He found it difficult to engage with the mental health professionals due to a lack of confidence and worries that they were not on his side.

FB was on a ward in a psychiatric hospital. She was an informal patient and the decision was around change of accommodation. Her capacity fluctuated and there was a disagreement between the Responsible Clinician and the social worker on this capacity issue.

RT was an elderly man who was placed from his own home into a care home to receive 24 hour care. The social worker felt that staff of the care home were not providing the level of care for this man and decided to give notice on his placement and identified another care home for him to move to.

A 24-hour independent and confidential reporting and support service for people who experience Hate Crime.

The advocacy service at Leeds GATE provides frontline advocacy services to Gypsy and Irish Traveller people including support specific to Gypsy and Irish Traveller people such as planning support.

We act as advocates for children and young people who are currently looked after/or who have left the care of Leeds Social Care. We offer advocacy support to children and young people involved in Child Protection Conferences or who are on a Child In Need Plan.

Leeds Black Elders provides support to ensure elders stay in their homes as long as possible and acts as facilitator so that they can access appropriate services to improve the quality of their lives.

HALT run the IDVA service for Leeds and works in partnership with Leeds Women’s Aid and Behind Closed Doors to deliver the Leeds Domestic Violence Service (LDVS).

Basis sex work project provides support, advocacy and information to women who are involved in, or wishing to exit sex work via outreach and drop in. Basis Young People’s Project supports girls and young women experiencing or at risk of child sexual exploitation.