West Dorset Mental Health Forum and Dorset Mental Health Advocacy
Dorset Mental Health Advocacy is an independent advocacy service provided by the West Dorset Mental Health Forum for mental health service users and carers.
An advocate is someone who can help service users/patients deal with any issue they feel they cannot resolve on their own, including problems with the care they are receiving, housing matters, employment, benefits appeals or financial matters such as debt. An advocate is by no means an expert in these areas, but they can assist in helping you write letters, attend meetings with the service user/patient or present their case at benefits tribunals.
The advocate’s main aim is to ensure the client is able to put across their view as effectively as possible, which can be hard for all of us at the best of times, but particularly when we are worried about something that is important to us, or if we feel we are being discriminated against because of our mental health.
Contact Details:
The Advocacy Service
West Dorset Mental Health Forum
29 - 29A Durngate Street
Dorchester
Dorset DT1 1JP
Forum: 01305 - 257172
Advocacy: 01305 - 261483
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