Supporting, Promoting and Developing Independent Advocacy in Gateshead
“Advocacy is when a person or a group of people speak up for themselves or others. It is about supporting and sometimes representing people's needs, opinions and choices.”
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Below you will find a list of advocacy projects in Gateshead. All services provided by advocacy organisations are independent and FREE.
Age Concern (supports people aged 50 or over)
341-343 High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1EQ
Tel: 0191 477 3559
Fax: 0191 478 5307
E-mail: alan.davison@ageconcerngateshead.org.uk
Age Concern also provides mental health advocacy for those aged 65 or over
E-mail: advocacy@ageconcerngateshead.org.uk
Age Concern also has user-led groups aimed at people aged 65+ with mental health problems
www.ageconcerngateshead.org.uk
Alzheimer’s
Society (supports people with different forms of dementia)
2nd floor, Computer House, High Street, Gateshead, NE8 1ET
Tel: 0191 477 7490
Fax: 0191 478 3131
E-mail: julie.mcalpine@alzheimers.org.uk
Gateshead
Access Panel (supports people having issues with the Disability
Discrimination Act, and with access to aids and adaptations)
Unit K38, The Avenues, 11th Avenue North, Team Valley, Gateshead, NE11
0NJ
Tel: 0191 443 0058
E-mail: admin@access-gateshead.org.uk
www.access.gateshead.dsl.pipex.com
Gateshead Carers Association (Supports carers of adults with learning disabilities)
11 Regent St , Gateshead. NE8 1LU
Tel: 0191 4900121
Fax 0191 4900128
Email: paul.forster@gatesheadcarers.com
Gateshead Independent Mental Capacity Advocate Service (for those 16 or over lacking capacity to make decisions about medical treatment or accommodation, without friends or family to speak for them)
The Advocacy Project, Skills for People, Key House, Tankerville Place, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE2 3AT
Tel: 0191 281 7322
E-mail: imca@skillsforpeople.org.uk
www.skillsforpeople.org.uk (website still under construction)
Gateshead
People (supports people with learning difficulties)
Swinburne House, Swinburne Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AN
Tel: 0191 478 6472
E-mail:
gatesheadpeople@yvc.org.uk
North Regional Association for Sensory Support (NRASS) (for people, including young people with sensory loss)
Tel: 0191 492 2035
Fax: 0191 492 2143
E-mail: office@northregions.org.uk
Pathways
(supports people with mental health problems)
7a Villa Place, Bensham, Gateshead, NE8 1RY
Tel: 0191 477 7380
E-mail: pathwaysadvocacy@btconnect.com
Sight Service (for people with visual impairments)
Bensham Hospital, Saltwell Road, Gateshead, NE8 4YL
Tel: 0191 478 5959
E-mail: contactus@sightservice.co.uk
Your Voice Counts (supports people with learning difficulties)
The Old Bank, Swinburne Street, Gateshead, NE8 1AX
Tel: 0191 478 6472
Fax: 0191 477 8559
E-mail: mail@yvc.org.uk
Registered Charity Number 510764 (GVOC)