Success Stories - Advocacy Focus

Helping Ethan

What was Ethan’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ethan* had recently been detained under the Mental Health Act. He didn’t agree...

Helping Paul

What was Paul’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Paul* moved into a care home after a sudden stroke. A...

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Helping Rita

What was Rita’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus?  Rita* self-referred to Advocacy Focus because she was struggling with her...

Helping Leah

What was Leah’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus?  Leah*, a 14-year-old girl, had received support from services for most...

Helping Evie

What was Evie’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Evie*, a nine-year-old girl in the care of the local authority,...

Helping Charlotte

What was Charlotte’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Charlotte* was 16 years old, living with her mum and younger...

Helping Adam

Adam* used to be in care and had an Advocate to support him during this time. The Advocate helped Adam...

Helping Sandy

A referral was received from Burnley Downtown for Sandy*, who was distressed due to an upcoming move to a supported...

Helping Heather

What the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Heather* is a 42-year-old lady who resides in her own home...

Helping Claire

Claire’s* son had been a Looked After Child for several years through a Care Order. Claire was struggling when attending Looked...

Helping Jamie

What was the young person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Jamie is a 15-year-old who lives at home with...

Helping Liam

What was Liam’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Liam* was a 9-year-old boy whose family was going to an...

Sam’s Story

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sam was a cared for young person, who was soon...

David’s Story

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? David was 16 when he was sectioned under S3 of...

Stephen’s Story

What the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Stephen* is 7 years old and has ASD& ADHD. After a...

Deprivation of Liberty safeguards (DoLS)

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Mark* is a 21-year-old-man who lived in a Care Home....

Community Advocacy

What the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? George is a 33-year-old gentleman who lives at home with his...

Spot Purchase Advocacy for Molly

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? We received a request under our Spot Purchase project to...

39d IMCA Support for Rosie

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? The relevant person’s representative (RPR) is a lady called Rosie,...

Advocacy Strand: Spot Purchase Support to Parents

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Carla was a new mum experiencing periods of poor mental...

Child Protection Advocacy

What the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ellis is a 14-year-old boy who came to the notice of...

Helping Sophie

What was Sophie’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sophie* was a 17-year-old female who lived at home with her...

Helping Dave

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? When I first met Dave, he resided within a care...

Helping Sylvia

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sylvia is 21 years old and has autism and learning...

Helping Sunita

What the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sunita has a diagnosis of Global Development Delay and was completing her...

Helping George

What was George’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? George* had been living in his own flat with support staff...

Helping Bill

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Bill had an acquired brain injury and sight issues. He...

Helping Tyson

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Tyson had an acquired brain injury and resided in a...

Helping Luke

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Luke is a 17 year old young person who is...

Helping Lauren

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Lauren* self-referred to advocacy in 2019. Lauren contacted the advocacy...

Helping Tim

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Tim* was a 20-year-old male who was living at home...

Helping Kim

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Kim* was admitted to hospital under a Section 2 of...

Helping Ava

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ava was a 26 year old woman detained under the...

Helping John

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? John was a 60-year-old Jamaican man who was detained under...

Helping Dorothy

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Dorothy* is an 82 year old lady suffering from Dementia...

Helping Betty

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Betty* had a diagnosis of a severe Learning Disability and...

Helping Grace

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Grace is an 82 year old lady who has been...

Helping Patricia

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Patricia* is an elderly lady diagnosed with Dementia and learning...

Helping Thomas

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Thomas* is 18, he was referred to Advocacy Focus by...

Helping Cheng

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Cheng* is a 79 year old gentleman being assessed for...

Helping Roy

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? After Roy* had a stroke his cognition ability deteriorated rapidly....

Helping Ahmed

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ahmed* is a 33 year old male who has a...

Helping Sid

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? As Sid* required a blood test under sedation, a Serious...

Helping Aisha

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Aisha* was residing in a care home under a Deprivation...

Helping Tim

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Tim* has Dementia and had lived in a care home...

Helping Frank

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Frank* is a 66 year old man who has been...

Helping Yasmeen

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Yasmeen* did not have an appropriate person other than her...

Helping Clive

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Clive* is a 71 year old male with an acquired...

Helping Josef

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Josef* is a young man with mild learning disabilities and...

Helping Duncan & Maria

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Duncan* and Maria* were unable to read and write successfully...

Helping Mary

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Mary* is an elderly lady who suffers from dementia and...

Helping Natalia

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Natalia* is a lady with mild learning difficulties and mental...

Helping Amir

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Amir is a 43 year old man who lives in...

Helping Jimmy

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Jimmy* lives in a nursing home and has an Acquired...

Helping Brian

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Brian* was living in a residential home where he was...

Helping Ella

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ella* is a 16 year old girl who often goes...

Helping Sean

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sean is 43 years old, he has a severe learning...

Helping Lisa

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Lisa* was in a car accident which left her with...

Helping Jack

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Jack was in a supermarket when he started behaving erratically...

Helping Ryan

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ryan lived at home with his mum, Rachel. During his...

Helping Steven

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Steven was homeless and living on the streets when he...

Helping James

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? James was 81 years of age and had been diagnosed...

Helping Sam

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Sam is a 14-year-old in the care of the Local...

Helping Katie

What was Katie’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Katie is a 12 year old girl diagnosed with a learning...

Helping Peter

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Peter was on a mental health ward with a diagnosis...

Helping Mike

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Mike has autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and was due to...

Helping Sarah

Proposed change of accommodation for Sarah following social care review. What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus?...

Helping Tyson

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Tyson had an acquired brain injury and resided in a...

Helping Bill

Bill’s right to privacy regarding personal correspondence What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Bill has an...

Helping Molly

Supporting Molly with Social Care Assessment and CHC (Continuing Health Care) What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy...

Helping Ivy

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Ivy was a 14-year-old girl who had been living with...

Helping Jane

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Jane* was detained under Section...

Helping Neil

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Neil* is an older gentleman...

Helping Chris

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Chris* was detained in hospital...

Helping Elizabeth

Independent Mental Health Act Advocacy What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Elizabeth* was detained under Section...

Helping Cliff

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Cliff* lived in a care home where he has lived...

Helping Bill

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Bill is Deaf and communicates with British Sign language. His...

Helping Andy

What was the person’s situation before working with Advocacy Focus? Andy developed mental ill health following a brain injury several...