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Key Information
- In person
- Adults (over 18)
- Children and Younger People (under 18)
National Youth Advocacy Service (NYAS) offer a range of support services for children, young people and adults in vulnerable situations across England and Wales. They offer a mental health advocacy service for young people and vulnerable adults who are being cared for under the Mental Health Act.
A NYAS mental health advocate can:
- Provide clarity on what it means to be detained under the Mental Health Act, including what rights a patient has.
- Provide support with applications to the Mental Health Tribunal.
- Clarify any conditions or restrictions which apply, such as whether a patient can leave the hospital.
- Explain what medical treatment is, or may be provided, and why.
- Attend meetings to make sure the voice of the patient is clearly heard, and their wishes respected wherever possible.
Referrals can be made by a health professional online via their Service Request form.
Contact Information
- Tower House, 1 Tower Road Birkenhead, Wirral Merseyside, CH41 1FF
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