About the project

CAPS provides collective advocacy opportunities for people who live in Midlothian and who use, or have used, mental health services. The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) Act 2003 gives people the right to access Independent Advocacy.

Our purpose is to bring together groups of individuals with a common cause to raise awareness, campaign and influence service planning and provision. CAPS works with existing groups in Midlothian to talk about mental health services and other issues that are important to them.

If you, or a group you go to, would like to meet with someone from CAPS then you can contact amy@capsadvocacy.org, to arrange a meeting or to get more information.

If you would like mental health information related to Midlothian you can find it at Midspace.

CAPS runs a collective advocacy group in Midlothian. This group is open to anyone who is living with mental health issues in Midlothian. CAPS facilitates a panel group that meets with Steven Maxwell. Steven is Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership’s Service Development Manager. In this way the panel group give feedback and ideas on Midlothian mental health services. This work makes sure that people who design mental health services hear the voices of those who use them.

Reports

You can find copies of the reports that CAPS has produced relating to both East Lothian and Midlothian work below.

• Midlothian Early Action on Mental Health 100 day challenge
• CAPS Welfare Reform Independent Advocacy Report 2018
• Is There Anybody Out There? 2018
• What Works in East Lothian 2016
• East Lothian Crisis Report 2015
• Things to Do, Places to Go, People to See 2013
• East Lothian Things to Do, Places to Go, People to See 2013
• Midlothian Things to Do, Places to Go, People to See 2013

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