Calan Domestic Abuse Services

Who we are

Calan DVS is one of Wales’ leading specialist charities delivering domestic violence and abuse (DVA) and sexual violence (SV) services to adults, children, and young people across Bridgend, Neath Port Talbot, Swansea, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, and Powys. With a combined 80+ years of sector experience following the merger of Neath and Lliw Valley Women’s Aid, we have developed a reputation for innovation, partnership, and high-quality service delivery.

Our mission is to reduce the harm and trauma caused by DVA and SV by:

• Providing needs-led, trauma-informed support tailored to individuals and families.
• Enabling people to live safely, confidently, and independently.
• Breaking the cycle of violence through early intervention and education.
• Equipping professionals with the knowledge and skills to identify abuse and connect victims with support.

We deliver a wide portfolio of specialist services including:

• Safe, gender-specific accommodation – refuges for women (including expectant mothers), a dedicated male refuge, and LGBTQ+ recovery programmes.
• Support for children and young people, including group, family, and 1:1 interventions addressing the impact of DVA on relationships, wellbeing, and safety.
• Trauma-informed recovery and wellbeing programmes co-produced with survivors, including a RESPECT-accredited programme for male victims.
• Perpetrator programmes and our Digital Intervention Hub, providing behaviour change interventions accessible in custody and the community.
• IRIS and IRIS+ domestic abuse education, support, and referral programmes for GPs.
• Counselling and 1:1 support for victims of DVA and SV.

During 2024–25, Calan DVS supported thousands of people across Wales, including:

• 128 women and 126 children through refuge accommodation.
• 937 women, 276 men, and 125 LGBTQ+ victims/survivors through community and specialist services.
• 1,815 children and young people through targeted programmes.
• 116 victims of sexual violence through over 1,000 counselling sessions and 200+ 1-2-1 support sessions. 
• 330 victims supported through the criminal justice system and family courts.
• Over 600 professionals trained, including 129 GPs, to strengthen frontline responses.