What's on - CAPS

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What is Independent Advocacy

New research has found that many men with eating disorders still experience significant internalised stigma and shame.

Collective Advocacy

Three times as many men as women die by suicide in the UK.

Collective Advocacy

CAPS Independent Advocacy AGM 2024

The People's Conference 2024

Collective Advocacy

A team from CAPS took part in a national ‘art relay’.

Collective Advocacy

Eating Disorders: Through My Eyes - a zine-making workshop.

Collective Advocacy

Exploring Experiences of Psychosis: A workshop created by people who have experienced psychosis.

Collective Advocacy

Children’s rights and Independent Advocacy

Children's Hearings Advocacy Individual Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker.

Collective Advocacy

Oor Mad History: Experiences of the Biomedical Model Community Workshop

Collective Advocacy

People with lived experience worried about care reviews.

Collective Advocacy

The Oor Mad History group will be collaborating with the University of Edinburgh on a Discovery Session.

Collective Advocacy

A new Collective Advocacy service for people who use drugs or alcohol.

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy Worker (Mental Health).

Individual Advocacy

Are you concerned about a Health and Social Care Review?

People who have been involved in Collective Advocacy are invited to our Feedback Day.

Add your voice to the Speakerphone art relay for people with experience of mental health issues.

A national lifelong advocacy service for care experienced people.

LGBTQIA+ Individual Advocacy now available in East Lothian.

Individual Advocacy

Peer workers and volunteers are invited to attend the Peer Forum.

Collective Advocacy

QUEERY - Community Event on Queer Activism and Mental Health.

Blog from Ellis about an upcoming community event on queer activism and mental health.

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Team Leader.

Peer workers and volunteers are invited to attend the Peer Forum.

Collective Advocacy

A blog from Collective Advocacy Worker, Angharad, about a new project in Edinburgh.

Housing is a human right is the focus of a recent letter to Scotland's housing minister.

The National Care Service and Independent Advocacy.

Blog from Azra: what is the People's Conference?

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy worker (mental health).

Individual Advocacy

Everyone is welcome to join us to celebrate at CAPS AGM 2023!

The People's Conference 2023: what makes a house a home?

A group from the CAPS team recently visited the Lothian Health Services Archive.

People in Edinburgh having their voices heard.

Collective Advocacy

180 voices at Scotland’s biggest mental health art exhibition.

Exhibition team members call out for Out Of Sight Out Of Mind.

Collective Advocacy

A blog from Malin, who provides independent advocacy to LGBTQIA+ adults in Midlothian.

Individual Advocacy

CAPS Experiences of Trauma group are currently working on a film.

The Scottish Government is planning to bring a new Human Rights Bill to the Scottish Parliament.

Scotland's Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy has been published, collective advocacy groups responded to the consultation.

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker (East Lothian, Midlothian, Lothian Voices).

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker for two projects.

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker for two projects.

People influencing mental health services in Edinburgh.

New Independent Advocacy service for people who identify as LGBTQIA+.

Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition call for art 2023.

All are welcome to attend this experiences of psychosis workshop in Edinburgh.

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Workers.

Collective Advocacy

CAPS’ managers Kyna and Ele, discuss what motivates them as Independent Advocacy workers.

Individual advocacy in action – Ceartas Advocacy.

Consultation responses from the Lothian Voices collective advocacy group.

Reflections on the experience-led workshop series Insights into Ethnic Minority Mental Health.

Collective Advocacy

The Scottish Human Rights Incorporation Bill and Independent Advocacy

Collective Advocacy Individual Advocacy

Queen Margaret University students respond to new experience-led workshops.

A blog from Ellis, collective advocacy worker for the Seen But Not Heard collective advocacy group.

How is Independent Advocacy protecting human rights?

Collective Advocacy Individual Advocacy

Please join us for a series of workshops about ethnic minority mental health. This event has now passed.

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker (Veterans)

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy Worker (Drug & Alcohol)

Individual Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker – East Lothian and Midlothian

Collective Advocacy

The People's Conference photos and summary.

Collective Advocacy

Could you help improve services for men with eating disorders?

Collective Advocacy

Please join us for a festive get together. This event has now passed.

Collective Advocacy

A new project especially for people experiencing an eating disorder.

Job Vacancy: Personnel and Administration Officer.

CAPS Annual General Meeting 2022. This event has now passed.

The People’s Conference: “The Price of Recovery”. This event has now passed.

Collective Advocacy

The Peer Forum is aiming to improve experiences for peer workers and volunteers through a new survey.

You are invited to the Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition launch. This event has now passed.

Collective Advocacy

This event is about inclusivity of Minority Ethnic and LGBTQI+ communities in mental health.

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Finance, Personnel and Administration Manager.

200 Voices at Scotland’s biggest mental health art exhibition.

CAPS participants and volunteers respond to a consultation on Scotland's Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

An autumn in-person volunteer meet up for all CAPS volunteers. This event has now passed.

The Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Opens 11th October.

Independent Advocacy and human rights: advocacy workers are human rights defenders.

Changes to mental health laws may be coming.

Gathering Peer Voices: networking and conversations on peer practice in Edinburgh.

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker - “Oor Mad History” project

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker - mental health experience led projects

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Children and Young People’s Individual Advocacy Team Leader

Individual Advocacy

Lothian Voices project is looking for new members to help plan the People's Conference.

Call for respondents! Men and eating disorders survey.

Launch of a tool to help make mental health services more inclusive of the LGBTQI+ community.

Collective Advocacy

June newsletter is published!

Job Vacancies: Children & Young People’s Individual Advocacy Workers

Individual Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy Worker (maternity cover)

Individual Advocacy

We celebrated the history of 'mad activism' with the new Oor Mad History book.

Collective Advocacy

Volunteers' Week event - coffee and catch up for CAPS volunteers. This event has now passed.

Collective Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Children & Young People’s Individual Advocacy Worker (maternity cover)

Individual Advocacy

Mental Health Awareness Week looks at the topic of loneliness.

Collective Advocacy

Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition 2022 call for art and more!

Collective Advocacy

Scottish Mental Health Law Review have your say. This event has now passed.

Oor Mad History Ten Years On; join us to hear about this new book and get your hands ...

Job Vacancy: Collective Advocacy Worker – mental health experience led projects.

Collective Advocacy

Expansion of adults' individual advocacy for those experiencing mental health issues or who need support to have their ...

Individual Advocacy

Collective advocacy makes a real impact! Results of CAPS' evaluation

Afternoon tea with the organisers and previous/future exhibitors of Out of Sight Out of Mind exhibition. This event ...

Collective Advocacy

Mad People's History & Identity course open

Collective Advocacy

Take part in Out of Sight Out of Mind Exhibition's 10th Year

Online Easter Quiz for CAPS volunteers and participants. This event has now passed.

Easter Egg Hunt for CAPS volunteers and participants. This event has now passed.

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy Worker (Eating Disorders)

Individual Advocacy

Job Vacancy: Individual Advocacy Team Leader

Individual Advocacy

The third Gathering Peer Voices event. This event has now passed.

Do you want to let Scottish Parliament know how the pandemic affected you?

Oor Mad History Ten Years On is published!

Collective Advocacy

Apply now for Thrive arts grants and SMHAF 2022

Collective Advocacy

Have you used advocacy from CAPS? We’d love to hear your views!

Minority Ethnic Communities and the Communities Mental Health Fund. This event has now passed.

Edinburgh Mental Health and Wellbeing fund feedback opportunity. This event has now passed.

Care experienced children and adults must have the right, and access, to independent advocacy, at all stages of ...

Online workshop: Reclaiming Our Heritage! This event has now passed.

CAPS volunteers seasonal get together. This event has now passed.

Compassion and living with mental health issues. This event has now passed.

We are currently looking for volunteers with lived experience of psychosis to join the Experiences of Psychosis Collective ...

Collective Advocacy

Our Annual Report is now published! 2021 has mostly happened on Zoom, as the grip of Covid-19 continues ...

Collective Advocacy Individual Advocacy

Mental Health Cross Party Parliamentary Group. This project provided opportunities for the Lothian Voices group to have a ...

Celebrating our work Collective Advocacy

CAPS provides independent advocacy to children and young people aged 5-18 in East Lothian and Midlothian who are ...

Celebrating our work Children's Hearings Advocacy Individual Advocacy

The People’s Conference by the Lothian Voices collective advocacy group. The Lothian Voices group is made up of ...

Celebrating our work Collective Advocacy

CAPS Independent Advocacy has published its consultation report on Future Pathways, the Scottish Government’s initiative to support adult ...

We are delighted to welcome two new members of the team who joined us over the summer! Iona ...

Collective Advocacy

Out of Sight Out of Mind (OOSOOM) is an annual exhibition that shows artworks made by people who ...

Celebrating our work Collective Advocacy

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