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SummaryThis article offers an introduction to advocacy on behalf of people with mental disorders and/or intellectual disabilities. It concentrates mainly on the issues related to independent specialist advocacy, but refers to other forms also. The term is itself contentious, having different meanings in different contexts. Some of these controversies are outlined here. Inevitably, diverse interpretations imply varying practices, and these too are illustrated briefly. Legislation and concordance of expectations are both contributing to a set of standards to which most advocates in the UK and Ireland will adhere. The requirements that such legislation makes of mental healthcare staff working with independent specialist advocates are outlined, and the ethical dimension of mental health advocacy is noted.

The Strategic Petroleum Reserve is intended to reduce the vulnerability of the United States to interruptions in the oil supply from foreign sources. Storage for 248 million barrels of crude oil in salt caverns and mines, with equipment for pumping and distribution, was constructed and operationally tested in a 4-year period. Its present inventory is the largest known crude oil reserve in the world. Facilities for expanding the reserve's capacity by another 290 million barrels are being developed by solution-mining in salt domes.

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