Advocacy in Wirral was set up in July 1992 by a small group of service users who had identified an unmet need in the services being offered to people with mental health problems in Wirral.

This service has now been extended to cover people who experience drug and/or alcohol related problems, and we now also deliver a range of recovery-based services.

We provide advice, support and representation to potential clients via "Advice Points" located in accessible places around Wirral.  We are able to interview clients at our office base, near to Woodside Ferry, which is easily accessible by public transport, and has plenty of free car parking spaces. (Please ask for a Visitor's Car Park pass when you come to reception).  We offer home visits to people who are unable to travel due to their illness.

As well as one-to-one advocacy, we also encourage and support service users to become actively involved in the planning and development of the mental health services they use in Wirral. We facilitate reference and consultation groups, which are attended by service users and representatives from NHS Wirral and/or Wirral Department of Adult Social Services. This gives the opportunity for service users to have their say on the services they use, and also gives the statutory sector the opportunity of updating and feeding back information to people who are using their services.

Advocacy in Wirral have representation on a wide range of planning and development groups facilitated by Health & Social Services, both locally in Wirral, and also on a wider scale.  We work closely with Cheshire & Wirral Partnership NHS Trust, who are the main providers of what is termed 'secondary' mental health care on the Wirral: one of our board members attends the Trust's Patient & Public Involvement meetings.

Advocacy in Wirral's Chief Executive is closely involved in the work of the Mental Health Improvement Partnership, which is a region-wide initiative aimed at developing mental health services in the north west.

Contact Us:

Advocacy in Wirral

68-74 Woodside Business Park

Shore Road

Wirral

CH41 1EL

Tel: 0151 650 1530

Fax: 0151 666 1800

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Limited Company Registered in England. No. 3352684

Registered Charity No. 1070389

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