Good News For All About Advocates Hopefully

Bettahm

Voiceability have promised me an advocate when the referral to IPBT comes thru. To get an advocate you have to be with a mental health service provider so like cmht or IPBT or otherwise with social care.
The advocate is free of charge, and works for and with you, NOT the cmht, ipbt, whatever. They help you with what you need help with and are non judgemental. 

So really hoping this works out and hope a few others here might find this helpful and check out getting their own advocate. 

My own need is for someone to make medical appointments for me and come with me to them, and I'm told that will be done.

Voiceability are aware of my agoraphobia, bad anxiety and depression, also aware that I'm autistic. 

So see how we go. I will update here as it goes along.

Bettahm

Currently not looking great as I cant go thru a 90 minute assessment with IPBT. 

Hoping transforming care might come up with something. 

Adrian_Scope

Thanks for the update, @Bettahm! Have they explained what the 90-minute assessment might entail at all?

Bettahm

Adrian_Scope said:

Thanks for the update, @Bettahm! Have they explained what the 90-minute assessment might entail at all?

No but I had an assessment with cmht that I was not told about or prepared for.
I couldn't go through an assessment now anyway, just not up to it.

charlie79

Hello warrior,

I have agoraphobia ptsd anxiety and problem with my cmht. They are dictating to me my cpn ignore me . Telling me I haven't been in secondary care and other issues even though I have discharge letters medical letters. I am unable to do calls and a fear of Internet and need support with communication.

I was thinking about voiceability as I have no support and they have severed any communication or help. I need a voice. Are they good

OverlyAnxious

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/958620#Comment_958620

I tried Voiceability but they couldn't help in my case. I would say it is still worth you trying them as they must be able to help some people.