Individual Advocacy

• are aged between 12 and 25
• live in Victoria
• identify as having a disability*
• are experiencing a human rights issue we may be able to assist with

*You can be diagnosed or un-diagnosed.

You can contact us yourself, or you can get a family member, friend, guardian or another person to assist you to contact us.

Our advocacy team can:

• Give you individual advocacy support with problems you have that might be impacting your Human Rights.

• Explain your rights to you

• Give you information, ideas and resources to help you solve the issue

• Help you to understand what options you have in addressing your issue

• Provide you with once-off individualised advocacy meeting

• Give you individualised guidance, tips and resources to help you address your issue

• Work with you for a short time on specific goals related to resolving the issue you are experiencing (for young people who are assessed as eligible)
• Refer you to other services if we are unable to support you

We cannot:

• Give legal advice or assistance

• Provide counselling or support work

• Provide case management or coordinate supports

• Help with issues that are not related to your rights

• Make choices for you or on your behalf

• Give financial advice

• Help you with an NDIS or Centrelink application

• Help with or represent you at Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) Cases

• Give you long-term assistance

• Give you services a different organisation provides

• Work with young people who do not have a disability

• Work with young people who do not live in Victoria

• Work with people who are not aged between 12 to 25