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Reporting Abuse
Our Services
Housing, money and debt management
Older people's rights
Violence against women support and prevention
Counselling
Wider opportunties, better lives
Integration & Employment
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Our users can obtain advice without prior appointment every MONDAY morning.
Arrive by 9am to secure your place.
Only 15 places are available.
Places depend on staff availability.
English Classes
Classes are free for Latin American women beginners.
Timetable: Every Wednesday and Thursday from 10:45am - 12:45am
Upcoming Training Sessions
LAWRS also provides useful workshops, tranining sessions and talks for our members.
These are all FREE
More Information
Some suggestions for you if you are in a difficult situation:
1. If you have injuries take photos of them.
2. See your GP as a matter of urgency so s/he can examine your injuries, and inform her/him who caused them.
3. If you don’t have a GP or s/he can't see you, go to the emergency department of your hospital.
4. Go to the nearest police station and report that you are experiencing violence. Use the words "Domestic Violence", and ask for a Spanish/ Portuguese interpreter: "I need a Spanish/Portuguese interpreter".
Even if you have no injuries, but e.g. you were forced to have sex against your will, you can still report this. You can do so even though there was no physical force used. If you have no injuries but you were threatened or blackmailed by your partner, you can also report threats as a crime.
5. Seek advice at LAWRS.
In an emergency, call LAWA refuge (Latin American Women's Aid): 07958-536-242, or the National Domestic Violence Helpline: 0808-2000-247
LAWRS’ mission is to provide tools for growth to empower Latin American women in the UK to pursue personal and social change.
We focus on meeting the needs, both immediate and long term, of women affected by poverty and abuse.
We offer advice, advocacy, information and counselling services in a personalised, confidential and impartial manner. All our services are free and in Spanish and Portuguese.
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