Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence
New Pathways
📍 Wales-wide · Free to access
What they offer
New Pathways provides specialist support for people affected by rape, sexual assault and sexual abuse. Their services include crisis support, advocacy, wellbeing support and specialist counselling.
Support Available
Sexual violence support · Mental health & emotional wellbeing · Counselling & therapeutic support · Advocacy · Wellbeing support · Peer/lived experience support
Programs & opportunities
Specialist counselling · Wellbeing support · Lived Experience Group · Sexual Assault Referral Centre (SARC) support · Independent Sexual Violence Adviser (ISVA) support
Who is it for?
Survivors of sexual violence and abuse, including children, young people and adults aged 3+.
How to access
Self-referral · Professional referral
Physical Empowerment CIC
📍 Wider South Wales · Free to access
What they offer
Physical Empowerment CIC supports women and children affected by domestic abuse and / or sexual violence. We do this through using self-defence (emotional, mental, physical) as a powerful tool to build emotional, mental and physical resilience. We believe in long-term effective support to recover from trauma and improve wellbeing.
Support Available
Domestic abuse & sexual violence support · Mental health & emotional wellbeing · Holistic wellbeing · Physical wellbeing · Counselling & therapeutic support · Confidence & personal development · Peer support · Parenting & family support · Volunteering opportunities
Programs & opportunities
12-week Physical Empowerment courses · Self-defence · One-to-one support · Small group support
How to access
Self-referral · Professional referral · Drop-in / no referral required
Vale Domestic Abuse Services (ValeDAS)
📍 Vale of Glamorgan · Free to access
What they offer
ValeDAS is a women-led, women-centred domestic abuse service supporting adults, children and families affected by domestic abuse and sexual violence across the Vale of Glamorgan.
Support Available
Domestic abuse & sexual violence support · Housing & homelessness support · Counselling & therapeutic support · Parenting & family support · Criminal justice & resettlement · Holistic wellbeing · Community groups · Volunteering opportunities
Programs & opportunities
IDVA support · Community domestic abuse support · Refuge accommodation & resettlement · Children & young people’s support · One-to-one emotional wellbeing · Safety planning & risk assessment · Group wellbeing · Coffee mornings & peer support · Healthy relationships support
Who is it for?
Adults, children, young people and families affected by domestic abuse who live, work or have a connection to the Vale of Glamorgan.
How to access
Self-referral · Professional referral · Drop-in · Referral through a specific service or pathway · Contact the service directly