Video: Meet the Citizen Advocates
To coincide with Volunteers Week 2020, we are proud to unveil our new video, which is all about our Citizen Advocacy service! Citizen Advocacy is where a volunteer Citizen Advocate is paired up with an ...
Tell West Yorkshire Police ‘What’s On Your Mind’
Starting this month, Advonet and Connect in the North are holding monthly meetings with Simon Phillips, Community Engagement Officer for West Yorkshire Police. These will be online on Zoom. These are for anyone with a ...
Keeping Neurodivergent People Connected in Leeds
Many people will become increasingly vulnerable during the current COVID-19 crisis and some are not known to services or accessing support. People with learning disabiilities, who are autistic or have other neurodivergent conditions such as ...
IMHA team’s remote support for clients
The Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) service continues to work remotely using whatever means possible to provide a service to their clients. This includes communicating with them via WhatsApp, text, email, phone etc. As always, ...
IMCA work with care providers to help clients be heard
During the pandemic, the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Team have been busy ensuring that they are a robust and reliable presence within Care settings and with the client groups they work with despite the ...
Leep1: How their online support helped to reduce isolation
Since the COVID-19 crisis started in March, our Leep1 - Leeds People First team have been providing online support to their members with learning disabilities via a private group on Facebook. In a Q&A, Leep1 ...
Video: Meet the Citizen Advocates
To coincide with Volunteers Week 2020, we are proud to unveil our new video, which is all about our Citizen Advocacy service! Citizen Advocacy is where a volunteer Citizen Advocate is paired up with an ...
Tell West Yorkshire Police ‘What’s On Your Mind’
Starting this month, Advonet and Connect in the North are holding monthly meetings with Simon Phillips, Community Engagement Officer for West Yorkshire Police. These will be online on Zoom. These are for anyone with a ...
Keeping Neurodivergent People Connected in Leeds
Many people will become increasingly vulnerable during the current COVID-19 crisis and some are not known to services or accessing support. People with learning disabiilities, who are autistic or have other neurodivergent conditions such as ...
IMHA team’s remote support for clients
The Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA) service continues to work remotely using whatever means possible to provide a service to their clients. This includes communicating with them via WhatsApp, text, email, phone etc. As always, ...
IMCA work with care providers to help clients be heard
During the pandemic, the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy (IMCA) Team have been busy ensuring that they are a robust and reliable presence within Care settings and with the client groups they work with despite the ...
Leep1: How their online support helped to reduce isolation
Since the COVID-19 crisis started in March, our Leep1 - Leeds People First team have been providing online support to their members with learning disabilities via a private group on Facebook. In a Q&A, Leep1 ...
