As of the 1st April, 2024 there has been a change in our remit. We now work under the following Acts: Mental Health (Care & Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 Adult Support and Protection (Scotland) Act 2007 Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013 Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 We are […]
Independent Advocacy is about empowering people who are involved in using or receiving services. We work within Dumfries & Galloway to express our client’s views, wishes and feelings. An Independent Advocate will protect their clients rights and ensure they are treated with respect and dignity. Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service will help a client understand […]
Comfort Zone It’s been 5 months since Craig passed away and something that I always promised myself and him is that I would advocate for change to a poorly run system. The NHS has been failing those that it was intended to serve and it’s time for change to ensure the most vulnerable are getting […]
Trying to advocate for change At this time, I’m still not exactly sure what happened to Craig. Families of loved ones who have died of suspected overdoses are now waiting up to 6 months for toxicology results to be returned; this wait is agony. However, based on witnesses that were with Craig the night/morning he passed […]
Craig: The Later Years When Craig reached his 30s he was often in trouble with the law and spent several short stints in jail for misdemeanors. Over the years there has been ample evidence-based research to show that the criminal system is not the right place for people suffering from addiction and this was very evident […]
The Early Years Based on patterns over the last few years this day was likely inevitable, but I kept telling myself that things would change and that Craig would find the help that he desperately needed. On July 23rd, 2019 I woke up to several missed calls from Scotland, which in itself is quite uncommon. […]
This week is my 15th Anniversary with Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service. I started in 2003 as a volunteer and then successfully applied for the post of Generic Advocacy Co-ordinator in 2005, this was a role which supported our volunteers as well as working with clients who had issues with social services, education, GP’s, hospital […]
On Wednesday afternoon Joe came along to our Support Group Meeting and spoke to us about his experience of his Self-Directed Support story. Joe is a 35 year old male, who, at the age of 9 was involved in an almost fatal car accident, which has left him with an Acquired Brain Injury and physical disabilities. […]
We are delighted to announce that Dumfries and Galloway Advocacy Service have won the Best Practice Aware for Valuing Volunteers! Pamela Deans, Chief Executive, said “We were recently awarded the Best Practice Award for Valuing Volunteers by Third Sector D&G and we are thrilled. We could not run this service without our wonderful volunteers who […]
For many, January can be the first page of a new adventure; a fresh start filled with resolutions, for others it can be the most depressing time of the year. January is a cold and (usually) wet month and the festivities leave us feeling sluggish and tired after over indulging and not enough sleep. With […]
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