You can contact one of the many independent voluntary advocacy organisations that best suit your needs.

Details of these services can be found at:

• Community Directory
  - for local health and social care services in Devon and Torbay

See also:

• Children
• Over 50 Year Olds
• Adults with Mental Health and Learning Disability issues
• Carers

Children

• Devon Children’s Rights
  Children’s Society
  Forde House
  Harrier Way
  Exeter
  EX2 7HU
  
  Tel. 01392 445810
  Fax: 01392 446988
  email: dcr@childrensociety.org.uk
  Website: www.devonchildrensrights.org.uk

or

• Barnstaple Office
  Unit 3, Riverside Court
  Castle Street
  Barnstaple
  EX31 1DR
  
  Tel. 01271 327819
  email: dlp@childrenssociety.org.uk

• Hear-Me-Now Advocacy
  Young Devon
  Unit 8 Buckfastleigh Business Centre
  33 Chapel Street
  Buckfastleigh
  Devon
  TQ11 0AB
  
  Tel: 01364 644520
  email: marc.johnson@youngdevon.org
  email: liza.jarvis@youngdevon.org

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Over 50 Year Olds

• Senior Voice
  Advocacy Service
  6/7 Southernhay West
  Exeter
  EX1 1JG
  
  Tel. 01392 250085
  Fax:01392 435421
  email: info@ageconcerndevon.gov.uk
  Website: www.ageconcern.org.uk
• Care Direct
  Tel. 0800 444 000
  email: devcd@devon.gov.uk
  Website: www.devon.gov.uk/caredirect

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Adults with Mental Health and Learning Disability issues

• East Devon Volunteer Service
  Dowell Street
  Honiton
  EX4 1DU
  
  Tel. 01392 20209
  Fax: 01404 549048
  email: edvsa.admin@tesco.net
  Website: www.edvsa.org.uk
• Exeter CVS
  Wat Tyler House
  King William Street
  Exeter
  EX4 6PD
  Tel. 01392 202055
  Fax: 01392 202054
  email: cvs@exetercvs.org.uk
  Website: www.exetercvs.org.uk
• MENCAP
  7 Hamnet Street
  Taunton
  TA1 1RZ
  
  Tel. 01823 340030
  Fax: 01823 253199
  Website: www.mencap.org.uk
• RETHINK
  (National Schizophrenia Fellowship)
  44 Westexe South
  Tiverton
  EX16 5DH
  Tel. 01884 257070
  Fax: 01884 245038
  email: nedas@rethink.org
  Website: www.rethink.org
  
  Plymouth Office:
  
  34 Camden Street
  Plymouth
  Pl4 8NW
  Tel. 01752 253231
• VOCAL
  Citizen Advocacy South Devon
  Russell House
  22a Hyde Road
  Paignton
  TQ4 5BY
  Tel. 01803 528714
  Fax: 01803 408030
  email: mail@vocaladvocacy.freeserve.co.uk

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Carers

If you are a Carer for someone and need an Advocate, please contact your local Carers Link Worker.

Devon County Council also makes a financial donation to various independent advocacy services.