North Wales Advocacy Service

How can we help?

We offer Independent Professional Advocacy Services to children and young people living in North Wales.

What is Advocacy?

Advocacy aims to empower vulnerable young people by giving them a voice to share their thoughts and feelings, making sure they get heard. By informing them about their rights and providing a way to communicate, it gives them more say in decisions that can impact their lives.

The aim of advocacy is to assist in the following areas:

Amplify the voice of young people
Ensure young people understand their rights
Give young people a space to talk openly
Improve communication between a young person and their social worker / carer
Allow young people to make a complaint

Our advocacy service is independent – we are not part of Social Services.

Learn more about the role of an advocate and what services we offer watching the video below:

Our eligibility criteria

North Wales Advocacy Service is available for the following groups of children and young people:

Looked after children
Children in need of care and support under the Social Services Health and Well-Being (Wales) Act 2014
Children and young people leaving care, up to 21 years of age (25 years of age if in further education)

How do I get in touch?

We are friendly and easy to talk to, give us a call on the number below.

We have easy to use referral forms for parents/carers & professionals and we accept telephone referrals too. To make a referral now please click on the Refer button in the Ways to get in touch section below.

Children and young people – you can call the free phone number (below) and ask for an advocate – it’s that easy – no forms required!