Asist Advocacy Services
Asist provides specialist independent advocacy support focused on one-to-one, issue based advocacy services for people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/ or mental health issues.
Advocacy is about enabling people who have difficulty speaking out to speak up and make their own, informed, independent choices about decisions that affect their lives.
Asist offers people support through our core Generic Advocacy Project and a number of specialist projects including BME, Transition, Resettlement and Acute Wards services. Asist also provides the Independent Mental Capacity Advocacy service (IMCA) and the Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy service (IMHA) support in Staffordshire.
Asist is nationally recognised for developing, writing and promoting the Watching Brief guidance which outlines the core principles that underpin all Non-Instructed Advocacy support services across the UK.
Latest News
New Director Of Operations
Asist is very pleased to announce that Steve Gray has been appointed to the position of Director of Operations within the service and will take up post ...
Stoke On Trent Learning Disability Partnership - Steps To Speaking Up
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Many people with learning disabilities, physical disabilities and/or mental health issues have difficulty in speaking up. Your donation will help us to provide vital ongoing advocacy support to individuals, enabling them to have their voices heard, support their personal rights and help to positively change their lives.
Reach
Reach was created in 2000 to support self advocacy amongst groups of people with a learning disability. Reach Project Workers work with communities of people with a learning disability to elect local representatives who come together to form a Reach Parliament which meets regularly to discuss issues, raise awareness and hold local health and social care services to account.
"Reach gives vulnerable people a voice to be heard and that makes a difference, in not just my life but everyone else's life as well."
Stephen Heath, Reach member
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Make a real difference to the lives of the most vulnerable by volunteering to support the work of Asist Advocacy Services. Register your interest now through the volunteering portal to find out more about the opportunities available.
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"I have thoroughly enjoyed my time volunteering for Asist and feel like a member of a very supportive and professional team"
Clare Brant Volunteer Advocate