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Provides early intervention services to families who have recently experienced intimate partner violence, including verbal and emotional abuse. Mental Health Services More Information:
- For 26 weeks, participants are engaged in weekly 90-minute sessions in addition to an initial, mid-point, and final assessment to evaluate progress.
Offers support services to survivors of violence.
Victim and Witness Services More Information:
- Includes crisis intervention
- Provides referrals for shelter and temporary housing
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse
Provides mental health and victim services, including counseling, psychiatric services, advocacy, and education. Mental Health Services More information:
- Operates a 24-hour hotline
- Offers services for incarcerated women, youth in foster care, and the Latino/ Hispanic community
- Includes a 24-hour crisis line, emergency housing, counseling, support groups, and education
- Crisis case-management services available to connect clients with community resources
- Operates the Family Justice Center, a one-stop for survivors of domestic violence
Provides domestic violence-related support and information.
Advocacy
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- Conducts a risk assessment and helps with safety planning
- Offers transportation to a safe place, lock changes, advocacy, and helps with protective orders
- DC Safe Advocate provides follow-up by phone or in-person
- Intake available at one of two domestic violence intake centers
- Provides resources for shelter and housing, court companionship, and transportation to safe houses and shelters
Provides law enforcement services. Public Health and Safety More information:
- Provides security in court and helps with cases dealing with child support and domestic violence
- Investigates gang activity and registers sex offenders
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse
Provides information, support, and crisis intervention to victims of sexual violence. Advocacy More Information:
- Conducts a risk assessment and helps with safety planning
- Offers follow-up, outreach, ongoing support, and advocacy
- Legal assistance with protection orders, divorce, and child custody available
Provides prevention, education, and intervention services to address sexual assault. Victim and Witness Services More information:
- Services include support groups and information on reporting options
- Includes victim advocacy support
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse
Assists individuals in Maryland who have been victims of crime. Legal Services More information: - Offers legal advice and information about the criminal justice system - Provides representation for victims who need to go to court - Referrals to other services offered as needed
Offers crisis intervention services to children and adults who have experienced violence, abuse, trauma, and other adverse experiences. Mental Health Services More information:
- Includes forensic interviews, medical treatment, and mental health services
- Elder Justice Center serves older adults who have experienced any form of abuse
- Operates 2 'safe street' site violence-interruption programs
- Maintains hospital violence response teams at Sinai Hospital and Grace Medical Center
- Offers community trainings for professionals
- Accepts donations of money, clothing, books, toys, and personal care products for children
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse
Accepts emergency petitions, criminal charges, and applications for a public defender. Government Offices
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse
Provides domestic violence-related support and information.
Advocacy
More information:
- Conducts a risk assessment and helps with safety planning
- Offers transportation to a safe place, lock changes, advocacy, and helps with protective orders
- DC Safe Advocate provides follow-up by phone or in-person
- Intake available at one of two domestic violence intake centers
Provides counseling services to address various mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, phobias, school refusal, and hair pulling. Mental Health Services More information: - Includes youth, individual, couples, family, and group therapy. - Offers workshops on mindfulness meditation. - Support for crime and accident victims available.
Connects victims of sexual assault and rape to crisis counselors who accompany them to hospitals, police stations, and courts. Advocacy
Provides mental health services to children, teens, and families who are at risk or have experienced trauma. Mental Health Services More information:
- Includes Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT), and Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) - Provides specialized programs for families affected by intergenerational trauma, military deployment, and developmental disabilities
- Offers education, training, and technical assistance
Provides information, support, and crisis intervention to victims of sexual violence. Advocacy More Information:
- Conducts a risk assessment and helps with safety planning
- Offers follow-up, outreach, ongoing support, and advocacy
- Legal assistance with protection orders, divorce, and child custody available
Provides advocacy services for victims of domestic violence. Advocacy More information:
- Includes safety planning, information about legal resources, and court accompaniment
- Offers home intervention in cases where a report has been made to the police
- Offers Court accompaniment to provide support at protective order and other hearings
Aims to eliminate inequity, discrimination, and inequality in the community. Advocacy More information:
- Enforces public accommodations and ADA concerns
- Accepts reports of unfair treatment by employer
- Processes complaints against law enforcement
- Enforces local wage laws and investigates complaints, including wage disputes and overtime issues
Provides legal representation for criminal cases. Legal Services More information:
- Handles disputes between neighbors; may refer such cases to the Center for Conflict Resolution
- Helps witnesses and victims navigate the court system and relocate if needed
- Accepts reports of child neglect or abuse