RESPOND
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RESPOND | |
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| Name of Organisation: | RESPOND |
| Headline: | From hurting to healing |
| What We Do: | Supporting people with learning disabilities, their families, carers and professionals affected by trauma and abuse.
There is an 'easy read' section to Respond's website. |
| Area: | National
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| Address: | via on-line form or telephone. |
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| Telephone: | 0808 808 0700 Helpline (not 24 hr)
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| Website: | http://www.respond.org.uk/support/helpline.html
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| Services Offered: | Respond exists in order to: lessen the effect of trauma and abuse on people with learning disabilities their families and supporters.
We do this through providing psychotherapy for people with learning disabilities, advice and support for staff and families, training for carers and professionals, education for people with learning disabilities, influencing generic services in order to make their services accessible, influencing learning disability services to consider the psychological impact of living with learning disabilities, undertaking research and disseminating our findings.
We specialise in the following areas:
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| Disability Type: | Asperger's Syndrome, Autism, Learning Disabilities, Neurological Disorders |
| Pat Mark Status: | Not Yet Applied For
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| Related Topics: | Health & Well Being
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| Related Articles: | Domestic Violence - children, women and men
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| Related Organisations: | Mencap, Down's Syndrome Association, Women's Aid
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