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What is Independent Advocacy

CAPS is an independent advocacy organisation.

We provide collective and individual advocacy in East Lothian and Midlothian. We also host several experience-led projects across Lothian. Our service for veterans covers all Scotland.

Collective advocacy

Find out more about CAPS’ Collective Advocacy in Edinburgh and the Lothians

Individual advocacy

Find out more about CAPS’ Individual Advocacy in East Lothian and Midlothian.

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What’s on

The People’s Conference 2025 ‘Human rights: in our hands’.

The Edinburgh Integration Joint Board (EIJB) will make a decision on Edinburgh’s community mental health funding at their meeting on 26th August 2025. We were told in May that Edinburgh Health and Social Care Partnership had recommended that the board withdraw funding from our Collective Advocacy work, meaning that 82% of Collective Advocacy at CAPS […]

A free four week community Mad Studies course based in the University of Edinburgh.

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