Advocacy

Choice Advocacy was set up in 2004 to provide independent, crisis advocacy services to adults with learning disabilities in the Bradford District and are completely independent of the Care Trust, NHS and any other service provides.

Crisis advocacy is designed to:

• Help safeguard the rights of people with learning disabilities
• Advocacy partners
• Empower partnes to make informed decisions and to take greater control over their lives.
• Support partners to get their views heard.
• To represent the viewsof partners.
• To protect partners who are particularly vulnerable.
• To feedback issues raised by partners to service providers so that services can be constantly improved.

If you would like to make a referral for a crisis advocate please complete the information provided in the 'referral form' page.

If you would like to speak to someone at the office, please call 01274 391691, e-mail: choice.advocacy@talktalk.net or fill out the enquiry form by clicking here.

To visit the Choice Advocacy website, click here

Bradford & Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group (BAMHAG)

BAMHAG provided free, independent, confidential and user-led mental health advocacy service in Bradford and Airedale. Will speak for, or support, users speaking for themselves at official hearings, tribunals, reviews and other proceedings. Appointments in community and hospital settings, Bradford and Keighley offices or elsewhere by arrangement.

OpeningTimes: By appointment only Mon – Fri 9.00am – 5.00pm
Supported Languages: English, Urdu, Hindi, Punjabi

Bradford & Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group (BAMHAG) can be contacted at:

1st Floor, Tradeforce Building, Cornwall Place, Bradford BD8 7JT

Telephone: 01274 770 118 or 01274 770 263
Fax: 01274 727 009

E-mail: info@bamhag.co.uk

Craven Advocacy

Craven Advocacy is a local organisation entirely independent of all services. Services are free and confidential. Advocacy is about helping people who may feel vulnerable to make their needs and wishes known to service providers so that they will receive the services that will improve their quality of life.

Craven Advocacy can be contacted at:

15 Water Street, Skipton, BD23 1PQ

Telephone: 01756 799615

E-mail: cravenadvocacy@talk21.com

The Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) service helps people resolve their legal, money and other problems by providing free information and advice, and by influencing policy makers.

To view the CAB Adviceguides - there online information service, click here

To find out about advice time & telephone advice times for CAB Bradford district, click here

To visit the National CAB website, click here

Bradford Community Legal Advice

Bradford District Community Legal Advice Service Directory, click here

Commuity Legal Advice offers free, confidential & independent legal advice for residents of England and Wales.

For information & advice about your legal rights, click here