ESAN
- ST. CLEMENTS HOSPITAL, FOXHALL ROAD, SUFFOLK
IP3 8LS IPSWICH
Phone: 01473 329671
Fax: 01473 274422
E-mail: Send messagewww.esan.org.uk
Short profile:
ESAN provides an advocacy service for people with mental health problems in Suffolk.
ESAN believes that people with mental health problems should be able to make the same choices as anyone else about things that matter to them. We also believe they have a right to know what is happening to them, and why. Our aim is to help people whenever they feel their views are not being heard.
The office is open from Monday to Friday 9.30am to 4pm
Detailed description:
Some people find it difficult to speak up for themselves and ask the questions they want to. Those who provide services are sometimes unable or unwilling to hear what people are saying to them.
Advocacy is a way of supporting people by helping them put their views forward and ask their own questions.
We have three part time advocacy workers, and an advocacy development worker, who specialises in working with minority ethnic communities. All our advocates have followed an advocacy training programme, attended various training courses and conferences and have gained a thorough knowledge of the mental health system. We don't give advice, particulary in areas of finance and benefits, but if this is what you need, we will direct you to those who provide it.
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