Availability : Edinburgh Wide
Provided by: CAPS Independent Advocacy
Who is this for?
- Adults in East Lothian between 18 and 65 years old who identify as LGBTQIA
Description
Individual Advocacy is one-to-one support to get your voice heard.
What is individual advocacy?
We all need support to speak up sometimes. In the LGBTQIA+ community you may have experiences where you didn’t feel you were listened to, understood or treated fairly by services because of your identity.
An individual advocacy worker is there to be by your side to support you to say how you feel and what you want to happen, and help you to have a stronger voice with other services.
Our advocacy workers can support you to:
- Prepare for and attend meetings
- Have your say
- Get information you need to help you make your own choices and understand your options
What can we help with?
We can help you to have your voice heard in all sorts of issues. This could include:
- Gender identity clinic appointments
- Speaking to your doctor
- Meetings about your education
- Raising issues with services when you’ve had a bad experience
- Getting advice when you need it e.g. Citizen’s Advice or solicitor
We can’t give you advice or legal representation on your situation ourselves or act as counsellors or befrienders. We are there to help you explain your point of view and what you want to happen so we will never tell you what to do or take anyone else’s side except yours.
How does CAPS work?
We are independent of all other services such as health, the council and the voluntary sector.
How do I access this?
- Self referral
- Referral by third party
Is there a cost?
Free
Location information
- Wheelchair access
Opening times
| Monday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wednesday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Thursday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Friday | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Saturday | CLOSED |
| Sunday | CLOSED |
