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From isolation to inclusion
— a survey into the needs of older people, people living in rural areas, people receiving Direct Payments and how citizen advocacy can meet those needs | | Author(s) | James Edge, Frances Presley |
| Corporate Author | Citizen Advocacy Information and Training (CAIT) |
| Publisher | Citizen Advocacy Information and Training (CAIT), London, 1998 |
| Pages | 24 pp |
| Source | Citizen Advocacy Information and Training, 164 Lee Valley Technopark, Ashley Road, Tottenham Hale, London N17 9LN. |
| Keywords | Advocacy ; Needs [elderly] ; Rural areas ; Social security benefits ; Social surveys. |
| Annotation | Citizen advocacy provides support and representation for disadvantaged people, by encouraging others in their neighbourhood to become advocates. The main objectives of this survey were to research the needs of older people, and how citizen advocacy could best meet those needs. The survey also asked questions about two other groups who had not received sufficient attention: people living in rural areas, and those in receipt of Direct Payments. The problems of those living in rural areas are exacerbated by lack of provision of voluntary and statutory services. The results of the three strands of the survey will be used to evaluate and redesign CAIT's training and information programme, so that it can support citizen advocacy work with people in these groups more effectively. The results will also be used to promote the importance of independent advocacy with statutory service providers. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990322209 B |
| Classmark | IQ: IK: RL: JH: 3F |
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