Partners in Advocacy provide independent advocacy to people and groups in the following areas:
All Scotland
- Children/Young People aged 12-15 with additional support needs in education (My Rights, My Say project)
Glasgow
- Children/Young People aged 5-18 affected by a range of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including substance misuse, youth justice, mental health among other issues
- Children/Young People who are inpatients in Skye House Adolescent Inpatient Unit and the Child Inpatient Unit in the Royal Hospital for Children
East Dunbartonshire
- Children and Young People aged 5-18 residing in St Marys Kenmure in Bishopbriggs to support them with issues relating to being in secure care
East Dunbartonshire, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Inverclyde, South Lanarkshire or West Dunbartonshire
- Children and Young People aged 5-18 who need support with an upcoming Children’s Hearings
Renfrewshire
- Children and Young People residing in Nether Johnstone House to support with any issues they have while residing there
East Renfrewshire
- Children and Young People involved in Child Protection process; with significant mental health issues and/or learning disability they need support within the community; transitions issues for young people with complex needs. Instructed and non-instructed advocacy.
Edinburgh
- Individual, instructed, non-instructed advocacy for adults (16+) with:
- Learning disabilities
- Autism
- Dementia
- Physical disabilities
- Sensory impairment
- Older people, aged 65 or over who have no one else to support them
They also have offices in Edinburgh & Dundee, and provide independent advocacy in the Highland Council Area.
Additional info:
• Children and young people with mental health problems.
• Young people up to the age of 18 with additional support needs.
Organisation details:
Phone: 0141 847 0660
Charity No: SC027857
SIAA Member: Yes
Red Tree Bridgeton Suite 1.1233 Dalmarnock RoadGlasgowG40 4LA
Local authority area(s): Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar (Western Isles), North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scotland, Scottish Borders, Shetland, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian
Advocacy topic(s): Additional Support Needs, ADHD, Autism, Children and young people, Children’s hearings, Dementia, Disabled people, Domestic abuse, Drug or alcohol use, Eating Disorders, Health and social care, Housing/Homelessness, Human rights, Learning disability, Long-term condition, Looked after children, Mental health, Neurodiversity, Older people, Parents/Families, Personality disorder, Physical disability, Self-directed support, Sensory impairment, Social security
