The Elfrida Society provides a range of advocacy services for people with learning disabilities who live in Islington:

• one-to-one community advocacy
• one-to-one Care Act advocacy
• peer advocacy
• health advocacy including health workshops
• specialist advocacy for parents with a learning disability and neurodiversity involved with children services

Community advocacy – Spot purchase by local authority

Community advocacy can cover a range of areas, but typically individuals are supported with issues related to housing, benefits, health, debts, social care support and social inclusion.

Care Act advocacy  – Spot purchase by local authority

Care Act Advocacy provides a service for people who are going through a social care assessment, review or a safeguarding inquiry who don't have an appropriate adult supporting them. 

Peer advocacy – Free

A peer support group for adults with a learning disability and neurodiversity to speak up on any matters that are important to them.

Health advocacy – Free

Health advocacy to support people attend health appointments, make referrals and understand jargon. Weekly health workshops on mental health, sexual health and physical health.

Specialist parents advocacy – Spot purchase by local authority

The specialist advocacy service for parents with a learning disability and neurodiversity includes support with court proceedings in all matters related to child protection and child in need cases.

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