Clinical
Advice on personal safety for women with learning disabilities
Women with learning disabilities have the same emotional needs, drives and desires and as anyone else, but are more vulnerable to abuse and exploitation than the rest of the population. Their needs tend to be overlooked in research. This article explains how a women’s relationships and personal safety group was set up to provide women with learning disabilities with a safe space to explore their personal experiences in confidence, and receive sexual health education and advice about relationships.