Empowering People in Crisis
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Hi my name is Danielle. 8 years ago I created The Pocket Advocate to manage my own mental health, and have remained stable and out of hospital ever since.
The Pocket Advocate is a personalised, pocket-sized, portable guide designed to empower people to self-manage and recover. It can be used on a daily basis, as well as in crisis to quickly and confidently communicate to others what a person is going through, and how best to respond.
Your donation could enable me to bring The Pocket Advocate to up to 400 people over the next 18 months.
Help me to raise £10,800 and make a real difference.
•10 million people in the UK don't access mainstream mental health services
• Without the right form of intervention people become trapped in the devastating cycles of crisis and relapse
• 6,000 people take their own lives each year
An alternative solution is needed.
The Pocket Advocate shows clearly that:
• with the right intervention the cycles of crisis and relapse can be prevented
• a person has the power to evaluate and take responsibility for the progression of their symptoms
• and become respected as an equal voice in the management of their care
If you are unable to make a donation now please share, and join us on Twitter or Facebook .
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you in advance for any support you are able to offer.
Donation incentives:
£5 and above: a special thanks on our website.
£10 : a personal thank you.
£20 : a set of limited edition postcards.
£50 : signed limited edition A3 poster.
£100 : invitation to a thank you reception, home made cake + tea.
£200 : gift The Pocket Advocate service to someone you care for + signed limited edition poster and postcards.
£500 : medium sized framed original piece of artwork. (Unframed for delivery outside the UK).
£1000 : large piece of framed original artwork + credit as a patron. (Unframed for delivery outside the UK).
£2000 : all of the above.
Highest bidder will also receive a signed gift donated to Project Embrace from the man himself Stephen Fry!
Click here to see examples of artwork.
Testimonials:
“[The] Pocket Advocate is by far the most intuitive and user friendly system I have seen…" I.P., Healthcare Professional, 2016.
“Thank you so much for this amazing service, I will be recommending it to others. It really gives me peace of mind to know that I will have this booklet with me at all times.” H.F., Service User, Nottinghamshire, 2016.
“I enjoyed and welcome the idea of [The Pocket Advocate]. I believe it will help me and others of the same condition.” Service User, 2015.
"This tool is inspirational and people feel really invested in it as it is designed by, completed by and used by the person themselves...They are in the driving seat, it is truly service user led, and for this I think the tool is a unique and invaluable tool....It’s a bit like a mobile phone- once you have it you one you wonder how you ever lived without it." M.M., Social Worker, 2015.
“A document such as [The Pocket Advocate] would be of invaluable help in informing clinicians, families and friends of the needs and plans the person needing care.” S.H., G.P., 2012.
To read more about Danielle, Project Embrace & The Pocket Advocate's journey please visit the following links:
Rethink Mental Illness, October 2016
Psycholgies, July 2016
Rethink Mental Illness, February 2016
The Pocket Advocate is a personalised, pocket-sized, portable guide designed to empower people to self-manage and recover. It can be used on a daily basis, as well as in crisis to quickly and confidently communicate to others what a person is going through, and how best to respond.
Your donation could enable me to bring The Pocket Advocate to up to 400 people over the next 18 months.
Help me to raise £10,800 and make a real difference.
•10 million people in the UK don't access mainstream mental health services
• Without the right form of intervention people become trapped in the devastating cycles of crisis and relapse
• 6,000 people take their own lives each year
An alternative solution is needed.
The Pocket Advocate shows clearly that:
• with the right intervention the cycles of crisis and relapse can be prevented
• a person has the power to evaluate and take responsibility for the progression of their symptoms
• and become respected as an equal voice in the management of their care
If you are unable to make a donation now please share, and join us on Twitter or Facebook .
Thank you for taking the time to read this, and thank you in advance for any support you are able to offer.
Donation incentives:
£5 and above: a special thanks on our website.
£10 : a personal thank you.
£20 : a set of limited edition postcards.
£50 : signed limited edition A3 poster.
£100 : invitation to a thank you reception, home made cake + tea.
£200 : gift The Pocket Advocate service to someone you care for + signed limited edition poster and postcards.
£500 : medium sized framed original piece of artwork. (Unframed for delivery outside the UK).
£1000 : large piece of framed original artwork + credit as a patron. (Unframed for delivery outside the UK).
£2000 : all of the above.
Highest bidder will also receive a signed gift donated to Project Embrace from the man himself Stephen Fry!
Click here to see examples of artwork.
Testimonials:
“[The] Pocket Advocate is by far the most intuitive and user friendly system I have seen…" I.P., Healthcare Professional, 2016.
“Thank you so much for this amazing service, I will be recommending it to others. It really gives me peace of mind to know that I will have this booklet with me at all times.” H.F., Service User, Nottinghamshire, 2016.
“I enjoyed and welcome the idea of [The Pocket Advocate]. I believe it will help me and others of the same condition.” Service User, 2015.
"This tool is inspirational and people feel really invested in it as it is designed by, completed by and used by the person themselves...They are in the driving seat, it is truly service user led, and for this I think the tool is a unique and invaluable tool....It’s a bit like a mobile phone- once you have it you one you wonder how you ever lived without it." M.M., Social Worker, 2015.
“A document such as [The Pocket Advocate] would be of invaluable help in informing clinicians, families and friends of the needs and plans the person needing care.” S.H., G.P., 2012.
To read more about Danielle, Project Embrace & The Pocket Advocate's journey please visit the following links:
Rethink Mental Illness, October 2016
Psycholgies, July 2016
Rethink Mental Illness, February 2016
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Danielle Singer Moore
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