What is Advocacy?
Advocacy is taking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain services they need. Advocates work in partnership with the people they support and take their side. Advocacy promotes social inclusion, equality and social justice.
Make a ReferralOur lines are open – Monday to Friday – 09:00 – 16:00
Our services

Independent Community Advocacy
Learn more Referral FormAvailable: Residents of
Flintshire & Wrexham
Advocacy@ASNEW.org.uk

Independent Professional Advocacy
Learn more Referral FormAvailable: Anyone being assessed for or receiving services from Flintshire Adult Social Services
IPA@ASNEW.org.uk

Self Advocacy For Empowerment
Learn more Referral FormAvailable: Residents of
Flintshire & Conwy
SAFE@ASNEW.org.uk

Paid Relevant Persons Representatives
Learn more Referral FormAvailable: Across North Wales and
the North West of England
RPR@ASNEW.org.uk
Who are ASNEW?
Supporting residents of
North East Wales since 2000
The Flintshire Mental Health Advocacy Scheme (FMHAS) began in 2000 in a small office in Mold. Throughout the years we have changed our name through Flintshire Advocacy Services to Advocacy Services North East Wales (ASNEW). The service is managed by a Board of Trustees, with the day to day management of the organisation and its staff being the responsibility of the Service Director and Service Manager.
In 2021 we celebrated 21 years working with and for the people of North East Wales
Client feedback
*figures taken from feedback received April 2020>March 2021
People supported by
ASNEW in 2020-21
of our clients felt
Respected
and Supported
of our clients would
come back to us
in the future
of our clients felt
better able to
advocate for
themselves
Support us
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Accreditations
Here at ASNEW we are extremely proud of our achievements and will strive to continually improve the quality of our work .
It is ASNEW policy that all Advocates will undertake the Level 3 Diploma in Independent Advocacy. We also hold the Advocacy Quality Performance Mark, so be rest assured in our ability to provide the best quality Advocacy possible.
We have Cyber Essentials PLUS certification (renewed annually) meaning that our clients need not worry about their data knowing that it is stored securely. Along with continued compliance with GDPR regulations, we only hold what data we need and if you want it gone, we can very easily remove it. For details please contact: dpo@asnew.org.uk