Skip over main navigation
  • Log in
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • Accessibility
VITAL
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
Donate Get help
Menu
  • Home
  • About us
    • Why we're vital
    • Our approach
    • Team
      • Staff
      • Trustees
    • Our key projects
    • Vital Reports
  • Impact stories
  • Get help
    • Individual advocacy and mentoring
      • 1:1 Services
      • Self advocacy
    • Wellbeing network
    • Education
      • Schools
    • Understanding the help you need
    • Book a call or an appointment
    • Feedback and Complaints
  • Support us
    • Donate
    • Fundraising
      • Fundraising Campaigns
      • Community fundraising ideas
      • Challenge Events
    • Leaving a legacy
    • Volunteer
    • Vital Friends
    • Corporate support
    • Shop
    • Supporters
    • VITAL Media Group
  • News and events
    • What's on
    • Blog
    • News
  • Admin
    • Log in
    • Accessibility
  • Basket: (0 items)
  • The Importance of Community Advocacy

    The Importance of Community Advocacy

    The life changing impact of Community Advocacy Read more

  1. Impact stories

Impact stories

The Importance of Community Advocacy

The Importance of Community Advocacy

The life changing impact of Community Advocacy Read more

Published: 31st January, 2019

Updated: 24th August, 2021

Author: Tracy Pickwell

Mary's Story

Mary's Story

Mary has been a volunteer at VITAL for two years. ‘I can honestly say that both through the involvement in the service, and the support given by the organisation, VITAL has had a massively positive impact on my life’. Read more

Published: 6th June, 2018

Author: Tracy Pickwell

Saeed's Story

Saeed's Story

Saeed is a Befriender and wanted to make a difference to the life of another, following his own illness. Read more

Published: 5th June, 2018

Author: Tracy Pickwell

Allia’s story

Allia’s story

‘Volunteering has enabled me to go from strength to strength and it's opened doors for me that I didn't think were possible’. Read more

Published: 4th June, 2018

Updated: 5th June, 2018

Author: Tracy Pickwell

Mo's Story

Mo's Story

Vital Stories: Mo was young and studying when his mental health became unmanageable. Read more

Published: 10th May, 2018

Author: Katy Tate

User Run? Our Impact

User Run? Our Impact

Watch our video about the impact of being a User Run service Read more

Published: 10th May, 2018

Updated: 30th May, 2018

Author: Katy Tate

Sharon's Story

Sharon's Story

Vital Stories: Sharon is the Director of Bradford’s only user run advocacy service. Read more

Published: 10th May, 2018

Updated: 11th May, 2018

Author: Katy Tate

John's Story

John's Story

Vital Stories: At 10 John’s face started to pull informal faces. Read more

Published: 10th May, 2018

Updated: 19th May, 2018

Author: Katy Tate

Terry's Story

Terry's Story

Vital Stories: Sudden doubt and feelings of failure can happen at any time. Read more

Published: 10th May, 2018

Updated: 31st May, 2018

Author: Katy Tate

Su's story

Su's story

Vital Stories: Anxiety and OCD had plagued Su as a child. Read more

Published: 9th May, 2018

Updated: 11th May, 2018

Author: Tracy Pickwell

Back to top

Showing 10 of 10

Latest

  • Have your say

    Have your say

    Call for evidence for new 10-year plan to improve mental health

  • Proposed scrapping of the Human Rights Act

    Proposed scrapping of the Human Rights Act

    Collaboration with over 40 Advocacy, Information & Advice charities

  • Thankyou to the Albert Hunt Trust

    Thankyou to the Albert Hunt Trust

  • Thankyou Bradford Council & CNET

    Thankyou Bradford Council & CNET

    New Project Funding

Most read

  • Why we're vital

    Why we're vital

    ‘Because people are humans not just a diagnosis’ Value, Involve, Talk, Advocate, Link

  • 500/100 Challenge

    500/100 Challenge

    Do you love to walk, run, swim or cycle - this could be the New Year challenge for you!

  • Our key projects

    Replace this with your content

  • The Importance of Community Advocacy

    The Importance of Community Advocacy

    The life changing impact of Community Advocacy

  • Our approach

    Our approach

    We are user run, we are experts by experience.

  • Rebecca

    Volunteer Co-ordinator

  • Sharon

    Director

  • Haseeb

    NHS Complaints Advocate

  • Parvin

    Senior Advocate

  • Andrea

    ICAT Co-Ordinator

Tag cloud

500100challenge advocacy anxiety bamhag bradford bradford and airedale mental health advocacy group depression experts by experience IMHA mental health mental health diagnosis User run Vital vital projects volunteer volunteering

VITAL Projects

Charity Number 1155071
(Formerly Bradford and Airedale Mental Health Advocacy Group BAMHAG)

Phone: 01274 770118


Useful links

  • Contact us
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy policy
  • Sitemap
  • Accessibility
  • Admin login
  • Logout

Our newsletter

Please enter your first name
Please enter your last name
Please enter your email address Please enter a valid email address (e.g. [email protected])