Mental Health Advocacy Service (Advocard)

Availability : Edinburgh Wide

Who is this for?

  • Anyone living in Edinburgh City who identifies as having a mental health condition.

Description

AdvoCard has a team of staff based at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital, and a team of staff and volunteers based in our community office in Leith.

We can visit you in hospital, make an appointment to see you at our office, or meet you somewhere else that suits you. We can speak to you by phone or by video call and work with you to decide on the next step and how we may be able to help.

How do I access this?

  • Self referral
  • Referral by third party

Is there a cost?

Free

Location information

  • Translation service available
  • Our office at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital is well served by Lothian buses 5,11,16,23,36.

Opening times

Monday09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday09:00 - 17:00
Thursday09:00 - 17:00
Friday09:00 - 17:00
SaturdayCLOSED
SundayCLOSED
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Contact Details

AdvoCard, c/o Andrew Duncan Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Morningside Place, Edinburgh, EH10 5HF

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Types of support on offer:

Advocacy

Type of services on offer:

Housing, benefits, debt
Isolation
Loneliness
Long term conditions/disabilities
Substance use

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