Projekt obnovy advokacie

LAAS has been busy over the last few months working along with the Alcohol and Drug Partnership, Reach Advocacy and the Scottish Recovery Consortium to establish advocacy provisions for people in Argyll and Bute who are seeking assistance with recovery.

We received funding from the ADP and Bank of Scotland Foundation to provide 3 part time peer advocates in Bute, Helensburgh and Kintyre. We welcome them to the team:

Fotografie hlavy a těla Jamieho. Stojím vedle jezera v Arrocharu. Zatažený den. Má na sobě šedý klobouk

L to R: Jamie Campbell (Bute), Chelsea Willisová (Kintyre), Jane Methvenová (Helensburgh)

Jamie shared his story with us:

Jmenuji se Jamie Campbell. Většinu svého života jsem žil na Bute a miluji ostrovní život. Moje vášně jsou chůze a golf. Začal jsem hrát golf 4 před lety, kdy jsem se snažil dostat ze závislosti na alkoholu. Jak jsem se dostal k uzdravení, Začal jsem velmi vášnivě pomáhat druhým s jejich závislostmi. Zúčastňoval jsem se místní skupiny Mutual Aid pro lidi se závislostmi a díky tomu jsem byl navržen pro příležitost školení v soutěži Recovery Advocacy Award. This was through Reach Advocacy, in partnership with Lomond and Argyll Advocacy Service (LAAS).
I completed my award by August 2020 and applied for a job on the Recovery Advocacy Project within LAAS. I was delighted to secure the position and started working part time in November 2020 as a Recovery Advocacy Project Worker on the Isle of Bute.
I am confident that my lived experience along with my passion for helping people and my positivity for recovery will hold me in good stead for assisting others. I have a good knowledge of addiction services on the island and I am building my knowledge and connections with these services.

 

Contact details for Peer Advocates:

Jane Methvenová: jane.methven@laas.org.uk 07920 027411

Jamie Campbell: jamiE.campbell@laas.org.uk 07736 872791

Chelsea Willisová: chelsea.wjálljás@laas.org.uk 07553 891035

You can also contact us at our Main Argyll & Bute office 01546 606056