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Advocacy
Finding an Advocate
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:
- Physical and Sensory
- Deaf
- Mental Health
- Addictions
- Older People
- Children and Young People
- Forensic
- Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)
- Learning Disability
- Carers
- BME
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- LGB
Physical and Sensory
Action for Blind People South West
Matford Business Centre,
Matford Park Road,
Exeter,
EX2 8ED.
Tel: 01392 332818
Mobile:07793443568
Email: exeter@actionforblindpeople.org.uk
Coalition of Disabled People – South Devon
Lymington Road,
Castle Circus,
Torquay,
Devon. TQ1 4BW.
Tel: 01803 215871
Fax: 01803 293128
Email: info@cdpsd.org.uk
Haven Advocacy
Living Options Devon
Isca House
Haven Road
Exeter, EX2 8DS
Tel: 01392 456524
Fax: 01392 423427
Email: advocate@livingoptions.org
Text: 07901834128
ICAS (Independent Complaints Advocacy
17 Dean Street
Liskeard
Cornwall, PL14 4AB
Tel: 0845 1203 782
Rainbow ME Group
Tina Norman
PO Box 465
Exeter
EX1 9AN
Tel: 01392 433366
Email: info@rainbow-me.org.uk
RNIB Customer Services
PO Box 173
Peterborough
PE2 6WS
Tel: 0845 7023 153
Fax: 01733 371555
Minicom: 08457585691
Email: cservices@rnib.org.uk
Deaf
Mental Health
East Devon Volunteer Service
Newholme
Northcott Lane
Honiton
EX14 1NH
Tel: 01404 549113
Fax: 01404 549048
Text: 07816 938386
Email: Edwincoutts@aol.com
Southwest Advocacy
PO BOX 148
Bideford
EX39 9BA
Tel: 0845 388 6971
Fax: 0845 388 6981
Email: info@southwestadvocacy.org.uk
www.southwestadvocacy.org.uk
Addictions
Older People
Age Concern Devon
Advocacy Service
6/7 Southernhay West
Exeter
EX1 1JG
Tel. 0845 2967810
Fax:01392 435421
Email: info@ageconcerndevon.co.uk
Website: www.ageconcern.org.uk
Age Concern Exeter
138 Cowick Street
Exeter
EX4 1HS
Tel: 01392 202092
Care Direct
Tel. 0845 1551 007
Email: devcd@devon.gov.uk
Website: www.devon.gov.uk/caredirect
Children and Young People
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
or
Children’s Rights Torbay
42 Palace Avenue
Paignton
Devon
Tel:01803 668080
Email: cr@childsoc.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
Forensic
Langdon Hospital Independent Advocacy Service
Langdon Hospital
Exeter Road
Dawlish
EX7 0NR
Tel: Paul Blakesley 01626 884563
Mobile: 07967361834
Website: www.rethink.org
Independent Mental Capacity Advocate (IMCA)
Devon and Torbay Independent Mental Advocacy Service (IMCA)
Living Options Devon
Isca House
Haven Road
Exeter
EX2 8DS
Tel: 01392 459222
Fax: 01392 423427
sms: 07958517919
Devon Safeguarding Adults Team - 01392383131
Torbay Safeguarding Adults Team - 01803219831
Learning Disability
Devon Link-Up
Sarah Keating – Team Leader
Tel: 01404 41930
Email : linkup121@btinternet.com
People First
Alexandra Lodge
5 Old Road
Tiverton
EX16 4HQ
Tel: 01884 251769
Fax: 01884 251924
Email: devon-regional-office@peoplefirst.org.uk
Exeter CVS
Wat Tyler House
King William Street
Exeter
EX4 6PD
Contact: Lynne McDonagh
Tel. 01392 202055
Fax: 01392 202054
Email: lynne.mcdonagh@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
44 Westexe South
Tiverton
Devon
EX16 5DH
Tel: 01884 257070
Mobile: 07855269704
Mobile:07779571690
Email:devonadvocacy@rethink.org
Website: www.rethink.org
Plymouth Office:
34 Camden Street
Plymouth
Pl4 8NW
Tel. 01752 253231
VOCAL
Russell House
22a Hyde Road
Paignton
TQ4 5BY
Tel. 01803 528714
Fax: 01803 408030
Email: vocaladvocacy@tiscali.net
SURF (Service Users Regional Forum)
Tel: 07919690121
Email: surf@mencap.org.uk
Carers
If you are a Carer for someone and need an Advocate, please contact your local Carers Link Worker.
South Devon Carers Consortium
FREEPOST (SWB 30974)
11 Castle Road
Torquay
TQ1 1ZZ
Tel: 01803 294275
Fax: 01803 201763
Email: info@sdcarers.org.uk
BME
Devon Racial Equality Council
15 York Road
Exeter
DEVON
EX4 6BA
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9.30 to 17.00
Tel: 01392 422566
Fax: 01392 437941
Plymouth & District Racial Equality Council
3rd Floor
Prideaux Court
Palace Street
Plymouth
PL1 2AY
Tel: 01752 224555
Fax: 01752 220258
Email: enquiries@plymouthrec.org
Website: www.plymouthrec.org
Refugees and Asylum Seekers
LGB
The Intercom Trust
PO Box 285
Exeter
EX4 3ZT
Tel: 0845 6020 818
Email: Andy@intercomtrust.org.uk
Devon County Council also makes a financial donation to various independent advocacy services.