Advocacy Service

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What is it?

The wellbeing Advocacy Service is part of the HWN and supports Haringey residents with moderate to severe mental health problems, towards better wellbeing and independence.

The service supports clients to manage their personal or social circumstances alongside their illness by making substantial changes to their lives and improving their overall wellbeing. This is achieved by signposting members to community groups and activities, information and time-limited advocacy, service referrals, and wellbeing support plans for up to 3 months.

Please note – no statutory advocacy will be provided; people requiring IMHA, IMCA, Care Act advocacy, Best Interest Assessment advocacy or other formal representation must be referred on to the relevant advocacy service(s).

How does it work?

Use motivational interviewing to complete personalised assessments and goal plans, focused on improving resilience and self-confidence
Assist with service navigation, understanding and exercising choices about support and making onward referrals, primarily using social prescribing
Provide time-limited support and encouragement to complete identified goals
Offer time-limited, issue-based advocacy to assist with making decisions about your treatment, care and support
Offer time-limited, issue-based advocacy to assist with solutions to social, personal or practical issues that are of concern to you, by ensuring that your voice is heard and that you understand and can utilise your civil and human rights
Help develop your own support systems, including self-advocacy and self-management, and so reduce your need to access intensive, high-cost services.

The activities and the advocacy service have saved my life, before coming here I was so alone, untrusting and in pain…the network has become that support I needed, I have made some great friends here and have started to trust people, ever so slightly.

Trusted Referrers

If you are struggling with your mental health and feel you need extra support, we can refer you directly to St Ann’s Hospital. If you meet their criteria for their services, they will contact you and arrange a mental health assessment to determine what treatment and support they are able to offer you.

How can I access it?

The HWN Advocacy Service is a free service available to all residents in Haringey. We accept self-referrals and referrals from agencies. Please complete the referral form below. We will then contact you to complete an assessment.

Criteria to access the Advocacy Service are:

A resident of Haringey or registered with a Haringey GP
You must be aged 18 and over

Please send the completed referral form to:

Email: Haringeywellbeingnetwork@mih.org.uk

Address: Haringey wellbeing Network Administrator, Station House, 73c Stapleton Hall Rd, London, N4 3QF.

Text message us to request a referral: 07508511128

Or call us:  0208 340 2474 (option 1)

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Haringey Wellbeing Network - Referral Form

The Haringey Wellbeing Network is a mental health and wellbeing community support service, meaning we are UNABLE to help with legal and housing related matters, however, we are able to refer you to legal or housing-related support services. We specialise in providing emotional support and promoting community engagement with a vision to increase wellbeing.

Before we start, we need to ask some questions to best establish how we can help you.

Do you currently have a care co-ordinator?

Do you have an address or GP in Haringey?

Do you have any spent or unspent criminal convictions?

If you answered yes, please provide some brief details. This is not a disqualifying question.

First Name *

Last Name *

Date of Birth

Age

Mobile *

Landline

Email *

Address

Postcode

Gender:

Please tell us your gender:

Ethnic origin:

Please tell us your ethnic origin

Religion or belief:

Please tell us your religion or belief

Sexual orientation:

Please tell us your sexual orientation

What is your marital status?

Are you a carer?

Employment status:

Haringey Wellbeing Network

Do you have a mental health diagnosis and if so are you taking medication for it? Please leave details about both *

Do you consider yourself to have a disability or any access needs that we should know about?

Please leave details of any disability or access needs:

Have you accessed our service before?

Have you used another service at Mind I Haringey, if so which one:

What support would you like to receive from Mind In Haringey?

Mental Health
Wellbeing/Socialising
Physical Health
Financial
Education/Employment

Please describe your immediate need: *

How did you hear about Mind in Haringey:

Please leave details about your GP

First Name

Phone

Address

Next of kin

Please give details of your next of kin who we can contact in case of an emergency:

First Name

Phone

Address

If you are making a referral on behalf of someone, do you have their consent to do so?

Referrer's name:

Referrer's contact details:

Relationship to referee:

Wellbeing Questionnaire

Please now complete a short wellbeing questionnaire with 14 questions. It will give you a wellbeing score and help track your progress from engaging with our service.

Please now complete a short wellbeing questionnaire. It will give you a wellbeing score and help track your progress from engaging with our service. For each of the 14 statements below, please indicate on a scale of 1-5 (1=None of the time, 2= Rarely, 3= Some of the time, 4=Often, 5=All of the time) how often you have felt this way over the past two weeks.

I’ve been feeling optimistic about the future *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling useful *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling relaxed *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling interested in other people *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve had energy to spare *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been dealing with problems well *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been thinking clearly *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling good about myself *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling close to other people *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling confident *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been able to make up my own mind about things *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling loved *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been interested in new things *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

I’ve been feeling cheerful *

1. None of the time
2. Rarely
3. Some of the time
4. Often
5. All of the time

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How does it work?

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How can I access it?

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