Respeito is the only organisation in the UK dedicated to preventing and reducing domestic abuse in the Portuguese-speaking community. Domestic abuse can have devastating consequences on the physical, emotional and mental health of the victims and their families. That’s why Respeito is committed to reducing and preventing domestic abuse through it’s various projects.
They support survivors and vulnerable individuals from Portugal (and the Islands of Madeira and Azores), Brazil, Latin America, and African countries with Portuguese as the official language i.e. Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde, Sao Tome and Principe, Guinea- Bissau and Equatorial Guinea.
They offer confidential services to help you cope with domestic abuse and its effects. Their aim is to reduce and prevent domestic abuse in the Portuguese-speaking community by raising awareness of its negative impact and by providing training, support and information to empower people to become agents for change. Whether you need counselling, legal advice, interpreting or wellbeing support, they are their for you.
Their services are free of charge and offered in the mother language for any Portuguese-speaking individual (+18) regardless of their nationality, age, gender or gender identity, disability, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or faith within their cultural diversity.