Directory of Services - Headway Glasgow

Advocacy Services
Aims
• To help people to stand up for themselves and to empower people to be
heard by other people or organizations who have power over them.
Main Activities and Services
• Currently there are no specific services for people with an acquired brain
injury in Glasgow, but you may be able to use another advocacy service if
you fit into another category (e.g. if you are an older person or you also have
a mental health problem). There are at least 14 different projects in and
around Glasgow.
• Advocacy Services are usually provided by independent voluntary
organisations. These organisations deliver advocacy in a number of ways
including; Professional Advocacy, usually provided by a paid worker, who will
work with a number of people. The support they offer is usually focussed on
specific issues and time limited. Citizen Advocacy, where an unpaid, ordinary
person is asked to get to know and represent just one person over a longer
period of time and Group/Collective advocacy people coming together as a
group to support each other and tackle shared issues, helped by an advocacy
project.
Location and Contact Details Opening Hours
There are various projects around
Glasgow. Contact the number below to
find out which service would be the most
appropriate for you.
The best contact is to phone the Scottish
Independent Advocacy Alliance who will
advice you of the most appropriate
service for you to contact. Their phone
number is 0131 260 5380.
fax:0131 260 5381
enquiry@siaa.org.uk
www.siaa.org.uk
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How to access services
Contact number above
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Cost
No charges
Who is this service open to?
Varies - contact number above.
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