Advocacy Services
Community Mental Health Advocacy Services
If you receive a secondary mental health service in Powys (e.g. Community Mental Health Services or Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team Services) you can access the Powys Community Mental Health Service.
A Community Mental Health Advocate will:
- Assist with access to information
- Help you to understand policies and procedures
- Give support and representation with your issue
- Ensure your voice is heard
- Counteract inequality and discrimination
- Treat you with respect and fairness
- Listen to your concerns
- Signpost you to local and national organisations for assistance and advice
Your local Community Mental Health Advocates can be contacted using the following details:
Kirstie Morgan, South Powys Mental Health Advocate
Neuadd Brycheiniog, Cambrian Way, Brecon, Powys, LD3 7HR
Mob: 07967808145
Email: kirstie.morgan@wales.nhs.uk
Lynda Evans, North Powys Mental Health Advocates for under 65’s
C/o Newtown Hospital, Llanfair Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2DW
Mob: 07736120924
Email: lynda.evans3@wales.nhs.uk
Linda Woodward, North Powys Mental Health Advocates for over 65’s
C/o Newtown Hospital, Llanfair Road, Newtown, Powys, SY16 2DW
Mob: 07974935355
Email: linda.woodward2@wales.nhs.uk
Independent Mental Health Advocacy Service
An Independent Mental Health Advocate or IMHA is a trained and experienced advocate. They are independent, which means that they are separate from your medical and social care teams and work for a different organization.
You can access the IMHA service if you are:
- An inpatient in hospital and being assessed or receiving treatment for a mental health problem whilst you are in there
- Detained in hospital under the mental health act
- Detained on a short-term section
- An informal patient
- Subject to a Community Treatment Order
- Conditionally discharged or subject to guardianship
An IMHA can help you:
- Understand and exercise your rights
- Get access to information
- Understand and explore options
- Feel valued
- Get your voice heard
- Prepare for and attend ward rounds, appeals and meetings
- Combat discrimination
- Make complaints about your care and treatment
- Make informed decisions about your care and treatments
- Get support and representation.
Your local IMHA service can be contacted using the following details:
Phone: 01745 813 999
Email: admin@cadmhas.co.uk
Website: www.cadmhas.com