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Collective advocacy

Collective advocacy happens when a group of people with similar experiences get together to raise issues and try to change things.

Collective advocacy groups offer a safe space to explore shared mental health issues, to campaign and influence the agendas and decisions that affect our lives. On this page you can find details of all of our collective advocacy projects. If you’re ready to get involved fill in the sign up form below.

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Experiences of Trauma

For people who have experienced trauma to come together, have a collective voice and create change.

Experiences of Psychosis

For people who have experienced psychosis to come together, have a collective voice and create change.

Experiences of Personality Disorder – ‘Much More Than A Label’

For people with experience of personality disorder to create change.

Experiences of Eating Disorders – 'Seen but Not Heard'

A collective advocacy project for people with experience of all kinds of eating disorders.

LGBTQI+

A safe space for people to get together, support each other to explore shared issues and to find common ground.

Minority Ethnic Advocacy

For People From Ethnic Minority Backgrounds who have lived experience of mental health issues.

Lothian Voices

For people from across Lothian to ensure that their voices are heard at a decision making level about mental health services.

East Lothian and Midlothian Voices

For people who live in East Lothian or Midlothian and who use, or have used, mental health services.

Oor Mad History

A community history project that reclaims and promotes the history of activism and collective advocacy by people with mental health issues.

Edinburgh Collective Advocacy

For people with experience of mental health issues living in Edinburgh to get their voice heard.

Art as Advocacy – Out of Sight Out of Mind

An exhibition showing artworks made by people who have experience of mental health issues.

Peer Forum

For peer workers or volunteers who use their own lived experience of mental health issues to benefit others.

Veterans Advocacy

For military veterans in Scotland who come together to influence how services are provided to veterans.

Drug and Alcohol Advocacy

For people who need help to have their voices heard because of drug or alcohol use.

A group can have a stronger, louder voice than one person in taking forward shared issues. This makes groups more difficult to ignore.

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What collective independent advocacy looks like at CAPS

Collective advocacy groups offer a safe space to explore shared mental health issues, to campaign and influence the agendas and decisions that affect our lives. On this page you can find details of all of our collective advocacy projects. If you’re ready to get involved fill in the sign up form below. What collective independent […]
Celebrating our workCollective Advocacy

Collective advocacy groups offer a safe space to explore shared mental health issues, to campaign and influence the agendas and decisions that affect our lives. On this page you can find details of all of our collective advocacy projects. If you’re ready to get involved fill in the sign up form below. What collective independent […]
Celebrating our workCollective Advocacy

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