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What is Independent Advocacy

Getting involved with groups

If you have lived experience of mental health issues, please contact us on collective@capsadvocacy.org We would be happy to chat about ways of being involved in CAPS.

  • Do you have lived experience of mental health issues? 
  • Would you like to use your knowledge and valuable experience to bring about change? 
  • Would you like to meet others with similar experiences?

To gain confidence working with others and presenting to groups of people

  • Would you like to work with our project development workers in groups? 
  • Gain valuable skills in delivering lived experience workshops?
  • Learn about advocacy?
  • Bring your enthusiasm and skills to mental health advocacy groups?

What do group members do?

  • Attend meetings and contribute views
  • Share experiences to plan training content or other purpose
  • Speak at workshops/events
  • Promote Advocacy
  • Help us recruit new group members or new staff
  • Help us to evaluate the work that we do
Two people hanging a piece of artwork on a wall

Feeling accomplishment through helping others to understand mental health

Affecting real change


Find out more

Please contact us on collective@capsadvocacy.org we would be happy to chat about ways of being involved in CAPS.

Meet our group members

Find out more about our Collective Advocacy projects

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