Cwm Taf Morgannwg Advocacy Service

How can we help?

What services we have to offer

Advocacy and Independent Visiting.

Advocacy

We offer Independent Professional Advocacy Services to children and young people living in Merthyr Tydfil, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Bridgend. Please see our leaflets here: Cwm Taf Advocacy and Makaton.

What is Advocacy?

Advocacy is about having someone to listen to you and helping you to be heard. It can help you to tell the people who make decisions about your life what you think and how you feel.

Advocacy can help you to:

  • get your voice heard
  • know and understand your rights
  • take part in meetings and reviews
  • sort things out with your social worker or carer
  • make a complaint.

Our advocacy service is independent – we are not part of Social Services.

Our eligibility criteria:

  • Looked After Child
  • Child in Need of Care and Support under the Social Services Health and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
  • Children and Young People Leaving Care – up to 21 years of age (25 years of age if in further education)

How do I get in touch?

We are friendly and easy to talk to, give us a call on the number below.

We have easy to use referral forms for parents/carers & professionals and we accept telephone referrals too. To make a referral now please click on the Refer button in the Ways to get in touch section below.

Children and young people – you can call the free phone number (below) and ask for an advocate – it’s that easy – no forms required!

Independent Visiting

We also have an Independent Visitor Service for children and young people who are in care but and who have no or very limited contact with their family. For more information please contact our Independent Visitor Coordinator on the office number below and see our literature here: IV Leaflet for professionals and IV Leaflet for Children and Young People.

Project address

The Factory, Welsh Hills Works, Jenkin Street, Porth, RCT, CF39 9PP

Ways to get in touch

Telephone: 01443 805940
Email: cwmtafmorgannwg@tgpcymru.org.uk
Freephone number: 0800 4703930

Who is in our team

Kay Watkins
Team Manager

Tony Holling
Independent Professional Advocate

Mel Thomas-Wilcox
Independent Professional Advocate

Sarah Grinell
Independent Visitor Coordinator

Annette Bond
Administrator