MDVS (Merseyside Domestic Violence Service) is a grassroots charity serving the most vulnerable families in Merseyside for over two decades. We have bases across Liverpool and also in St Helens.
Set up to safeguard women and girls, children and young people through education, empowerment and prevention by tackling the root cause of the problem, we inform and innovate change. We also help with aftercare support and work, and we help anyone that comes to us to innovate and evolve.
Our behaviour change programmes are a unique service for non-convicted perpetrators providing them with an opportunity to change patterns of abusive behaviour. This integrated approach enables us to work effectively, incorporating our services for men and those concerned about their behaviour with our women and girl’s services, with the overall aim of keeping women and children safe.
Mission
Our mission is to tackle domestic abuse through education and by supporting those affected to improve their lives.
Vision
Our vision is to work collaboratively to end domestic abuse, change attitudes and drive forward national policy.
Values
Our values are:
Supportive
We support the people who come to us, those we work with, and the wider community, and treat people non-judgmentally, in an encouraging and caring way.
Inclusive
We are committed to being inclusive, with services for whole families, the hard to reach, and people from all communities. We include the people we support and work with when changing and developing our services to meet their needs.
Empower
We strive to empower those affected by domestic abuse through the consistent support we deliver, and to empower the wider community by raising awareness of domestic abuse and its effects, and challenging common misconceptions.
Innovative
We continually innovate, evolving new ways to provide services that meet the needs of the diverse people we support, and bringing experience and professionalism to all we do.
“Success is a shared value and together we can make a difference”
