Welcome to Advocacy Resource Exchange
Advocacy Resources Exchange (ARX) is a national organisation supporting the provision of Independent Advocacy. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice through the process of supporting voices to be heard in the complex communities that make up neighbourhoods, towns and cities in Britain.
“Advocacy can be defined as an individual being supported to express views, communicate choices and receive services or participation as a result.
Our Vision is that all those who face disadvantage, discrimination or prejudice because of their unique identity and status, will have access to independent advocacy in their time of need.
Our Aim is to secure an increase in the availability of quality independent advocacy that delivers diverse solutions for diverse needs.
Our Work involves promoting contact and co-operation between advocacy schemes by working in partnership to develop regional networks that represent the diversity of people seeking advocacy support and the diversity of advocacy models that are available.
We aim to make sure that that the views and experience of locally based advocacy providers is used to exert a responsible influence on policy-makers, commissioners and other key stake-holders to lobby for greater access to independent advocacy for those who seek it.
We provide relevant information to help people to understand more about advocacy.
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people who may want to find an advocate for themselves
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a family member or friend who wants to help someone else to find an advocate
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other professionals, such as a social worker, health professional or lawyer, who want to find an advocate for someone they work with.
Latest News
Thursday 26th January
Charity Commission Research
Charities need to do more to describe how people benefit from their work.
Thursday 26th January
4th Year IMCA Report
Department of Health issues its report on the 4th year of the Independent Mental Advocacy Service
Thursday 26th January
Department of Health Public health outcomes framework
The new public health outcomes framework, published 23rd January 2012
Thursday 5th January
Job Vacancy
Advocacy in Greenwich - Self-advocacy group facilitator (part time)
Wednesday 2nd November
Local HealthWatch
Information on where there are HealthWatch Pathfinders
Tuesday 14th June
HealthWatch England
Giving people more say in how care and health services are monitored and delivered.
Thursday 14th April
Cuts to Disabled People’s Services
A guide on using the law to fight cuts to services for disabled people
