Who We Are
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.
What we do
We aim to make a real difference to people with learning disabilities by providing effective and flexible support to help them to improve their lives.
Respond works with children and adults with learning disabilities who have experienced abuse or trauma, as well as those who have abused others, through psychotherapy, advocacy, campaigning and other support. Respond also aims to prevent abuse by providing training, consultancy and research.
The Respond Young People's Therapy Service
Respond's Young People's Service offers a range of therapeutic services to children and young people with learning disabilities aged 5 - 25 and their families, both at the Respond clinic and in community venues such as schools.
Respond's Young People's Sexually Harmful Behaviour Service
Research suggests that young people with learning disabilities account for between 30-50% of all young people with sexually harmful behaviours, often due to the considerable levels of disadvantage they experience.
Many clients who display sexually harmful behaviours have experienced sexual or physical abuse, neglect, domestic violence or dysfunctional and emotionally distant parenting.
Helpline
THE HELPLINE IS CURRENTLY CLOSED - we are currently looking for funding and volunteers to reopen our helpline as soon as possible.
Address:
3rd Floor, 24-32 Stephenson Way, London, NW1 2HD