Services provided:
Forth Valley Advocacy Service can:
- Find out information on behalf of a client
- Help clients to consider their choices and options available
- Represent their views
- Speak to a nurse, social worker or doctor on their behalf
- Support them to make a complaint
- Make sure their views are heard and listened to.
Client groups:
Forth Valley Advocacy Service work with people over 16 who have:
- A learning disability
- A mental health problem
- An acquired brain injury
- Dementia
And also with people who are:
- Over 65 years of age
- Vulnerable and deemed at risk
- Under 16 years of age subject to action under the Mental Health Act
Also offer short-term, issues based, professional independent advocacy support to people under the following:
- Adult with incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000
- Mental Health (Care &Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003
- Adult Support & Protection (Scotland) Act 2007
The outcomes focused service is available for any person under legislation requiring support with a specific issue or concern related to health, social or legal interventions.
Address
1 The Bungalows
Larbert
FK5 4SZ
Phone: 01324 557 070
Website: http://forthvalleyadvocacy.com
Email: info@forthvalleyadvocacy.com
Minicom: 07809 658 184 (Textphone)
