Harford Resource Guide 2017

22 / 76

22 | HARFORD COUNTY RESOURCE GUIDE
SECTION 7 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE / SEXUAL ASSAULT RESOURCES – MARYLAND
Multi-Ethnic Domestic
Violence Project (MEDOVI)
Women’s Law Center of Maryland
305 W. Chesapeake Avenue, Suite 201
Towson, MD 21204
410.321.8761
410.321.0462 | Fax
violence-law
A project of the Women’s Law Center of Maryland,
MEDOVI provides free immigration assistance to
foreign-born victims of domestic violence, sexual
assault, intimate partner violence, stalking, and/
or human trafficking. Services include FREE legal
assistance with U-Visas, T-Visas, self-petitions,
legal permanent residency, and naturalization.
Free interpretation services are available.
Sexual Assault / Spouse Abuse
Resource Center (SARC)
P.O. Box 1207
Bel Air, MD 21014
410.836.8430 | (24-hour helpline)
410.836.8431 | Administration
410.879.3486 | Baltimore line
410.838.9484 | Fax
SARC provides confidential domestic violence and
sexual assault services in Harford County. Services
include a safe house for victims of domestic
violence and their children, legal services, individual
and group counseling for victims and children, an
abuser intervention program, crisis intervention,
community outreach, education and professional
training, and court and hospital accompaniment.
Sexual Trauma Treatment
& Post Traumatic Stress
Disorder for Veterans
• ABERDEEN VETERANS’ CENTER
223 W. Bel Air Avenue
Aberdeen, MD 21001
410.272.6771
410.297.9041 | Fax
• ELKTON VETERANS’ CENTER
103 Chesapeake Boulevard, Suite A
Elkton, MD 21921
410.392.4485
410.392.6381 | Fax
Outpatient treatment is provided to all eligible
veterans by a team of professionals who have
specialized knowledge and experience in
understanding the physical and emotional aftermath
of sexual trauma. Eligible veterans are those men
and women who have been sexually assaulted or
harassed while in the military or who have a history
of sexual assault rape, or incest. We also treat
individuals with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
(PTSD). Call for information on all programs.
Survivors of Incest Anonymous
P.O. Box 190
Benson, MD 21018
410.893.3322
Twelve-step, self-help recovery program,
modeled after Alcoholics Anonymous,
for survivors of child sexual abuse.
SECTION 8
Domestic
Violence /
Sexual Assault
Resources –
National
Abuse of
Abuse of is a website for and by
women who have been abused by intimate
partners who are police officers.
The National Center for
Victims of Crime
2000 M Street NW, Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036
202.467.8700
855.4.VICTIM (855.484.2846) | Hotline
202.467.8701 | Fax
The National Center for Victims of Crime
encourages a national commitment to help
victims of crime rebuild their lives. The center
provides direct services and resources to victims,
advocates for passage of laws and public
policies that create resources and secure rights
and protections for crime victims, and delivers
training and technical assistance to victim service
organizations, counselors, attorneys, criminal
justice agencies, and allied professionals.
National Coalition Against
Domestic Violence (NCADV)
One Broadway, Suite B210
Denver, Colorado 80203
303.839.1852
303.831.9251 | Fax
800.799.SAFE | National Domestic
Violence Hotline
800.787.3224 | TTY
NCADV collaborates with national organizations
to advance transformative work, thinking, and
leadership of communities and individuals working
to end domestic violence. They build coalitions at
local, state, regional, and national levels; support
for the provision of community-based, non-violent
alternatives (such as safehouses and shelter
programs for battered women and their children);
public education and technical assistance; policy
development and innovative legislation; and
efforts to eradicate the conditions that contribute
to violence against women and children.
National Crime Victim
Bar Association
2000 M Street NW, Suite 480
Washington, DC 20036
202.467.8716
This organization provides technical support to
attorneys representing crime victims in civil suits,
refers crime victims to lawyers in their local area,
and works to increase general awareness about the
availability of civil remedies for victims of crime.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
P.O. Box 161810
Austin, Texas 78716
800.799.SAFE (7233)
800.787.3224 | TTY
This hotline offers crisis intervention, information
about domestic violence, and referrals to
local service providers to victims of domestic
violence and those calling on their behalf.
National Network to End
Domestic Violence
1325 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 7th Floor
Washington, DC 20005
202.543.5566
800.799.SAFE (7233) | Hotline
202.543.5626 | Fax
A social change organization representing state
domestic violence coalitions dedicated to creating
a social, political, and economic environment in
which violence against women no longer exists.
National Organization for
Victim Assistance (NOVA)
Courthouse Square
510 King Street, Suite 424
Alexandria, VA 22314
800.879.6682
703.535.NOVA (6682)
703.535.5500 | Fax
NOVA promotes rights and services for victims of
crime and crisis by providing national advocacy,
direct services to victims, assistance to professional
colleagues, and membership activities and services.