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To speak with an RCIS advocate:
24-Hour Helpline: (410) 857-7322
To speak with a local domestic violence advocate:
Carroll County Domestic Violence Hotline: (443) 865-8031
For local, on-site crisis support:
Carroll County Mobile Crisis Team: (410) 952-9552, https://cchd.maryland.gov/3947-2/
For local services for a victim-survivor under the age of 12:
Springboard Community Services : https://www.springboardmd.org/
For local reproductive healthcare, or for medical care after a sexual assault:
Carroll County Health Department Reproductive Health Services: (410) 876-4930,
https://cchd.maryland.gov/health-services-reproductive-health-services/
Carroll Hospital Adult SAFE Program: (410) 871-6655
Adult S.A.F.E Program | LifeBridge Health
Carroll Hospital Pediatric SAFE Program: (410) 871-6655
Pediatric S.A.F.E Program | LifeBridge Health
To report abuse of a child or vulnerable adult (local):
Carroll County Department of Social Services Child & Adult Protective Services:
(410) 386-3434, http://dhr.maryland.gov/child-protective-services/ or http://dhr.maryland.gov/office-of-adult-services/adult-protective-services/
To make a report of sexual assault (local), call 911 or reach out to:
Carroll County Advocacy & Investigation Center: (410) 386-3640
Carroll County State’s Attorney’s Office Special Victim’s Unit: (410) 386-2671
http://carrollcountystatesattorney.org/
To find another Rape Crisis center in Maryland:
https://mcasa.org/survivors/find-a-rape-crisis-center
For Department of Defense employees:
DoD Safe Helpline: (877) 995-5247, https://www.safehelpline.org/
DoD Safe Helpline Online Chat: https://www.safehelpline.org/live-chat
For legal information and/or advice related to sexual assault (Maryland-based):
Sexual Assault Legal Institute: (301) 565-2277, https://mcasa.org/survivors/sali#services
Women’s Law Center of Maryland: (410) 386-2440, http://www.wlcmd.org/
Maryland Legal Aid: https://www.mdlab.org/#
MD Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services Criminal Injuries Compensation Board:
Maryland Crime Victims Resource Center: https://www.mdcrimevictims.org/
Protection Order Advocacy and Representation Project (POARP) 410-386-2440
Victim Information and Notification Everyday (VINE):
https://apprisssafety.com/solutions/vine/?wvideo=3072uggwvo
To reach a national hotline/online chat/text support:
National Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 422-4453, https://www.childhelp.org/hotline/
National Domestic Violence Hotline: (800) 799-7233, https://www.thehotline.org/
National Domestic Violence Hotline (Online Chat):
https://www.thehotline.org/what-is-live-chat/
National Human Trafficking Hotline: (888) 373-7888, https://humantraffickinghotline.org/
National Runaway Safeline: (800) 786-2929, https://www.1800runaway.org/
National Runaway Safeline Online Chat:
https://m2.icarol.com/ConsumerRegistration.aspx?org=64382&pid=254&cc=en-US
National Sexual Assault Hotline: (800) 656-4673,
https://www.rainn.org/about-national-sexual-assault-telephone-hotline
National Sexual Assault Online Chat: https://hotline.rainn.org/online
Loveisrespect Dating Abuse Helpline: (866) 331-9474 or TEXT loveis to 22522
Loveisrespect Dating Abuse Online Chat: https://www.loveisrespect.org/
For suicide prevention support:
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: (800) 273-8255, https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (Online Chat): https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
IM ALIVE Network (Online Chat): https://www.imalive.org/
For parenting support and child abuse prevention:
The Family Tree 24-hour Parenting HelpLine: (800) 243-7337, https://familytreemd.org/
Stop It Now: https://www.stopitnow.org/
For information on dating violence:
Break the Cycle: http://www.breakthecycle.org/
CDC Dating Matters: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/intimatepartnerviolence/datingmatters/index.html?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fviolenceprevention%2Fdatingmatters%2Findex.html
Loveisrespect: https://www.loveisrespect.org/
For information on digital abuse:
A Thin Line: http://www.athinline.org/facts
LGBTQ+-specific Resources:
FORGE (For Ourselves: Reworking Gender Expression) & the Transgender Sexual Violence
Project: https://forge-forward.org
LGBT National Hotline: (888) 843-4564
LGBT National Youth Talkine: (800) 246-7743
The Trevor Project Suicide Prevention Hotline: (866) 488-7386
For male victim-survivors:
1in6 (Information & Online Chat Support Groups): https://1in6.org/
National Helpline for Men Who Were Sexually Abused or Assaulted (Online Chat):
Sexual Abuse & Assault of Boys & Men | Confidential Support for Men (1in6.org)
MaleSurvivor: https://malesurvivor.org/
For more information and resources:
Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault: https://mcasa.org/
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence: http://mnadv.org/
National Sexual Violence Resource Center: https://www.nsvrc.org/
Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network: https://www.rainn.org/
Office of Justice Office for Victims of Crime: https://ojp.gov/ovc/welcome.html
U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women: https://www.justice.gov/ov
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Abortion Access: https://mcasa.org/survivors/abortion-access
Pregnancy Support Center: https://www.carrollpregnancy.org
Adoption Makes Family: https://adoptionmakesfamily.org