This is a free, confidential and independent service for in-patients of the Derwent Centre, Shannon House and Harlow residents who are aged 17-65 years and have a severe mental illness. It provides formal one-to-one advocacy that empowers service users to make their views known, exercise their rights, gain control, pursue issues and gain answers by enabling and supporting people to speak up for themselves. It supports the on-going development of group advocacy through Service User Forums for in-patients of the Derwent Centre and Shannon House. It operates from Monday to Friday from 10am to 3pm. (Answerphone at other times).

Derwent Centre, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Hamstel Rd, Harlow, CM20 1QX

(01279) 827269 Phone and fax

Email: harlowadv@rethink.org
Website:rethink.org