Collective Advocacy – Lothian Voices

Every year Lothian Voices organises the People’s Conference with support from CAPS. The People’s Conference is for people with lived experience of mental health issues who live in the NHS Lothian area. It takes a different focus each year, for example in 2025 the conference was all about human rights. The group’s activities have expanded with the goal of exploring more ways to get people in Lothians views heard on a national stage. They have submitted responses to consultations, as a group, on topics such as the Mental Health Law Review and the consultation on a Scottish Adult Social Care Service.