Intimate partner or domestic violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, ability or gender, and can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional, economic, and psychological abuse. See these helpful resources below:
House of Ruth is one of the nation’s leading intimate partner violence centers, helping thousands of battered women and their children find the safety and security that so many of us take for granted. 24/7 Hotline 410.889.7884 Legal Hotline 888.8807884
Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County - The Family Crisis Center of Baltimore County, Inc. is a private non-profit (301-C) service agency that provides comprehensive and lifesaving services to family members experiencing family conflict and family violence. The Center provides on-site, anonymous emergency safe shelter services to adult and child victims of domestic violence for up to 90 days, transitional shelter services to qualified victims of domestic violence up to 6 months, victim advocate services, individual and family counseling services, and abuser intervention services to perpetrators of family violence. 10 Dunmanway Ste 1, Dundalk, MD 21222 410.285.7496
The SAFE and DV Program at GBMC is committed to providing compassionate and confidential medical, forensic, and crisis counseling to Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence and Child Abuse victims to improve their safety, health and well-being, across the individual's lifespan. Using a patient-centered approach, we attend to victims' medical needs while expertly documenting injuries and collecting evidence of crimes. Always free and confidential, with an advocacy-based empowerment approach, we assist victims with their safety and emotional needs, referring them for follow-up support, counseling, shelter and legal assistance. For information about current support groups offered through the SAFE Program, please contact Danielle Nickles [email protected]. 443.849.3323