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DACW - Developing a Caring Wales

Providing a complete range of services for people affected by alcohol and drug misuse and mental health difficulties

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Martin Blakebrough – Chief Executive, Kaleidoscope, and DACW Chair

Martin is the Chief Executive of Kaleidoscope which supports people with drug and alcohol problems in Wales, as well as Kingston. Kaleidoscope provides residential services, medical support and psycho social interventions. Martin is the Chair of the Welsh Group for Skills for Justice with a background of supporting people with drug and alcohol issues. He is also a Board member of the UK Skills for Justice as [.....]

Clive Wolfendale – Chief Executive, CAIS, and DACW Secretary

Clive Wolfendale joined CAIS as Chief Executive in September 2009. Previously, he was Deputy Chief Constable of North Wales Police, having transferred from the Greater Manchester Police where he had served for twenty six years. Throughout his police career he was active in developing new approaches to community engagement, diversity and professional standards. Clive is Company Secretary of DACW, a member of the [.....]

Bernie Bowen-Thomson – Chief Executive, Safer Wales

Bernie has a Masters degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice (MSc) and over 13 years experience working within the community safety and criminal justice field. Her goal is to deliver gender-informed services to improve the lives of women who are stigmatised by, or invisible to the rest of society. This group includes sex workers, prostitutes, substance users, street homeless, victims of domestic or sexual [.....]

Karen Ozzati – Chief Executive, WCADA

Karen began her career with WCADA as a volunteer in 1995, after completing a BA (Honours) in Psychology at Swansea University and has more recently completed an ILM Level 5 Diploma and M.Sc. in Forensic Psychology. She was a 12-Step Minnesota Model Abstinence Counsellor for seven years sharing her time between WCADA and the South Wales Probation Service where she was seconded as a DAROP (Drug and Alcohol Referral [.....]

Caroline Phipps – Chief Executive, Barod

Caroline Phipps is Chief Executive of Barod. Barod is a third sector organisation delivering a range of services and interventions to individuals and families with substance misuse issues across south Wales. She has been working in this field for 18 years and in Barod for 15 years. She is a member of Gwent and Cwm Taf Area Planning Boards and chairs the Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse (APoSM). She represents the [.....]

Alun Thomas – Chief Executive, Hafal

Alun is Chief Executive of Hafal, Wales’ leading charity for people with serious mental illness and their carers. Hafal is a membership-led organisation which supports over 1,300 people across Wales every day. Alun is a Registered Nurse and has worked in the NHS, developed a neurological rehabilitation service in the private healthcare sector, and now with Hafal is working on the development of a user-led in-patient [.....]

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