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Who are we?
Established in 1994 through an idea developed by the local community, East Ayrshire Advocacy Services provides a free, independent advocacy service, enabling local people with a range of support needs to be heard. Individual, issue-based advocacy is provided by advocates who support people to represent their own interests or represent the views of an individual, if the person is unable to do this themselves. We provide support on specific issues and provide information (but not advice), and this support can be short- or long-term.
What do we do?
Our advocacy services can help you to understand your rights and choices and speak up about what is important to you. An Advocate will, if you wish:
- Act for you only when and how you choose
- Find out what you think about things
- Help you to find information
- Accompany you to meetings, medical appointments and reviews
- Stand by you when you have to make choices or decisions about things which affect your life e.g. where you live or how you are cared for
- Do things with you not for you
We can support adults living in the East Ayrshire Council area who have/are:
- A learning disability
- A mental health problem
- An acquired brain injury
- Autism spectrum disorders
- A drug and/or alcohol addiction
- Vulnerable parents
- Detained under the Mental Health Act
- People in HMP Kilmarnock
- Older people (65+)
- Children and young people in the Children’s Hearing System
- Young people aged 14+ who are subject to the Mental Health Act
All of our advocates will respect your confidentiality unless there are extreme circumstances when they may have to speak to someone else in order to protect your safety or that of someone else. They would not do this without telling you.
How to get access or get in touch?
To make a referral, go to www.eaas.org.uk and click on ‘Make a Referral’ then follow the instructions.
You can refer to specific services or, if you’re not sure, you can make a referral and we will allocate it to the appropriate service.
If you do not have internet access you can make a referral by phone on 01563 574442.