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New Development in Legal Advocacy
Author(s) -
Diesfeld Kate
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of community and applied social psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.042
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1099-1298
pISSN - 1052-9284
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1298(199612)6:5<409::aid-casp392>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - oppression , mental health , representation (politics) , mental illness , voice , social work , service (business) , public relations , psychology , sociology , social psychology , political science , psychiatry , law , business , linguistics , philosophy , marketing , politics
Mental health service users are voicing the need for advocacy which is responsive to the social oppression they encounter in their lives, and within services. The Kent Law Clinic provides free, independent legal representation for people with a mental illness or a learning difficulty. This article describes the development of the Clinic and some of its work.