Seen But Not Heard: Understanding Eating Disorders
Seen But Not Heard is a collective advocacy eating disorder project at CAPS Independent Advocacy.
Service Description
It involves a collective advocacy group of people with lived experience of eating disorders who come together and share their stories to create awareness, to help educate others and to reduce stigma. They are involved in decisions regarding pieces of work, how the project is developed and facilitated by a CAPS worker, who also has lived experience.
The group meet regularly and deliver training sessions.
For more information about the project, please go to the CAP website.
If you would like to get involved with the Seen But Not Heard collective eating disorder project, please contact Niamh at niamh@capsadvocacy.org
Service Categories
Eligibility
Intended Client Groups:
- People Experiencing Mental Health Difficulties
Contact Info. & Provider's Address
Address
CAPS Consultation and Advocacy Promotion Services
The Old Stables
Eskmills Park, Station Road
Musselburgh
EH21 7PQ
Service Contact
Tel: 0131 273 5116
Email: niamh@capsadvocacy.org
Website: capsadvocacy.org/lothian-wide-projects/seen-but-not-heard
Provider's Name: CAPS Independent Advocacy
Type: Charity/Voluntary
CAPS Independent Advocacy provides individual and collective advocacy in East Lothian and Midlothian. CAPS also host several experience-led projects across Lothian.
Services run by this provider
- CAPS Individual Advocacy
- Collective Advocacy in East Lothian
- Experience of Psychosis Project
- Experience of Trauma Collective Advocacy Project
- Experience of Trauma Project
- Lothian Education and Recovery Network (LEARN)
- Lothian Education and Recovery Network (LEARN)
- Lothian Voices
- Personality Disorder Project
- Seen But Not Heard: Understanding Eating Disorders