Community Resource List

The People’s Law Library of the Maryland State Law Library has some very good information on the legal standards for peace and protective orders, as well as some information on the courts’ emergency procedures:: Protective Orders: https://www.peoples-law.org/protective-orders; Peace Orders: https://www.peoples-law.org/peace-orders

Here is a listing for all of the Commissioners’ Offices in Maryland so that you can call the office in your county before applying for a peace order or protective order:: https://mdcourts.gov/district/directories/commissionermap
Here is a listing of all the District Court Offices in Maryland so that you can call the Clerk’s Office if you need more information about your case. You want to ask to speak to the civil or family law clerk:: https://mdcourts.gov/district/directories/courtmap
Here is a listing of all the Circuit Court Offices in Maryland so that you can call the Clerk’s Office if you need more information about your case. You want to ask to speak to the civil or family law clerk:: https://mdcourts.gov/circuit
National Survivor Resources:: 1-in-6: National Helpline for Men who were Sexually Abused or Assaulted: https://1in6.org/helpline/; End Rape on Campus Resource List: https://endrapeoncampus.org/resource-list-soc; FORCE has a listing of therapeutic and other resources for survivors sexual assault and IPV: http://www.upsettingrapeculture.com/more-resources; Love Is Respect: 1-866-331-9474 www.loveisrespect.org This is a free and confidential hotline available 24 hours a day/7 days a week.; National Coalition to End Domestic Violence Resource list and 1-800 number: https://ncadv.org/resources; National Network to End Domestic Violence, Inc. or, NNEDV Resources on Response to COVID-19 (compilation of state coalition responses at the end of the link) https://nnedv.org/latest_update/resources-response-coronavirus-covid-19/; NNEDV Resource List-National Map https://www.womenslaw.org/find-help; National Sexual Violence Resource Center https://www.nsvrc.org/find-help; National Sexual Violence Resource Center LGBTQ Resource List (compilation of over a dozen LGBTQ-specific organizations): https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/2012-09/Publications_NSVRC_Resourcelist_Sexual-Violence-LGBTQ.pdf; One Love https://www.joinonelove.org/get-help/ (text resource, call-in, app for phone); One Love’s My Plan https://www.myplanapp.org/home The myPlan app is designed to help people who identify as female or their friends determine if a relationship is unsafe. It was created in conjunction with researchers at Johns Hopkins University using 20 years of research with female-identified survivors of relationship abuse.; RAINN: https://www.rainn.org/
Maryland Survivor Resources:: FORCE has a listing of therapeutic and other resources for survivors sexual assault and IPV: http://www.upsettingrapeculture.com/more-resources; The LGBTQIA legal services organization FreeState Justice: https://freestate-justice.org/what-we-do/legal-services/ or via phone at 410-625-5428.; House of Ruth (Intimate Partner Resources): https://hruth.org/ and COVID-19 resources: https://hruth.org/COVID19/; Maryland Coalition on Sexual Assault (MCASA) provides protective order services and also has a resource listing: https://mcasa.org/updates-information-on-covid-19; NNEDV Resource List-Maryland https://www.womenslaw.org/find-help/md; If you are interested in pursuing a protective order, you can contact Women’s Law Center via phone or email 410-321-8761; admin@wlcmd.org
Carroll County:: Carroll County Family and Children’s Services (24-hour hotline, accessible via phone and text): 443-865-8031; Rape Crisis of Carroll County 24 hr hotline: 410-857-7322 All services are provided free of charge. They serve any victim of sexual violence age 12 and older, and secondary victims.
Baltimore Metro Area:: Gender Violence Clinic at the University of Maryland assists with peace and protective orders: (https://www.law.umaryland.edu/Directory/profile.asp?id=982); Turanaround in Baltimore (counseling, shelter and support): https://turnaroundinc.org/
New Jersey Survivor Resources:: New Jersey Office of Domestic Violence Services (resource listing) https://www.nj.gov/dcf/women/domestic/; New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence https://njcedv.org/about/; Deaf Advocacy Project https://njcedv.org/deaf-advocacy-project/
Pennsylvania Survivor Resources:: Womeslaw.org has a list of survivor/support group services in all counties in Pennsylvania, which you may find helpful: https://www.womenslaw.org/find-help/pa/advocates-and-shelters/local-programs/all
Community Resources focused on Survivors of Color:: CARE program at University of California Santa Barbara has a listing of therapeutic and other resources for various communities of color: http://wgse.sa.ucsb.edu/care/how-we-help/communities-we-care-for/survivors-of-color; End Rape on Campus Resource List: https://endrapeoncampus.org/resource-list-soc; FORCE has a listing of therapeutic and other resources for survivors sexual assault and IPV: http://www.upsettingrapeculture.com/more-resources
Community Resources focused on Survivors with Disabilities:: Deaf Abused Women’s Network (DAWN) Email: Hotline@deafdawn.org; VP: 202-559-5366 www.deafdawn.org; Domestic Violence Initiative (303) 839-5510/ (877) 839-5510 www.dviforwomen.org; New Jersey Coalition to End Domestic Violence’s Deaf Advocacy Project https://njcedv.org/deaf-advocacy-project/; Safety First Kansas City Initiative’s Safety Planning Guide for Survivors with Disabilities: http://www.calcasa.org/wp-content/uploads/files/angie-blumel-advocate-guide-safety-planning-final-printer.pdf
Community Resources focused on LGBTQIA Survivors:: End Rape on Campus Resource List: https://endrapeoncampus.org/resource-list-soc; FreeState Justice: https://freestate-justice.org/what-we-do/legal-services/ or via phone at 410-625-5428.; National Sexual Violence Resource Center LGBTQ Resource List (compilation of over a dozen LGBTQ-specific organizations): https://www.nsvrc.org/sites/default/files/2012-09/Publications_NSVRC_Resourcelist_Sexual-Violence-LGBTQ.pdf
Community Resources focused on immigrant survivors:: End Rape on Campus Resource List: https://endrapeoncampus.org/resource-list-soc; CAIR Maryland Resource List (both IPV and non-IPV services): https://www.immigrationadvocates.org/nonprofit/legaldirectory/search?state=MD; PA Immig Rescourse Ctr Immigrant Survivors Advocate Network Visual Safety Plan (also links to other resource docs): https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1ucmWGNOBdnnAc204Le9wvcWRcBGnGEb4; PIRC Immigrant Survivors Project (PA legal services and resources, both PA and non-PA specific) http://www.pirclaw.org/programs/immigrant-survivors-project/
Community Resources focused on Male and Male-Identified Survivors:: 1-in-6: National Helpline for Men who were Sexually Abused or Assaulted: https://1in6.org/helpline/; Male Survivors Coronavirus webpage: https://malesurvivor.org/coronavirus-helping-male-survivors-cope/
Bystander Resources:: One Love’s MyPlan app: https://www.myplanapp.org/home The myPlan app is designed to help people who identify as female or their friends determine if a relationship is unsafe. It was created in conjunction with researchers at Johns Hopkins University using 20 years of research with female-identified survivors of relationship abuse.; Stop it Now Helpline (focused on intervention and prevention strategies for targeted at eliminated child sexual abuse): https://www.stopitnow.org/about-us
Resources for those at Risk of Committing Violence:: Confidential Stop it Now Helpline (focused on intervention and prevention strategies for targeted at eliminated child sexual abuse, and available to talk to adults about their own at-risk behaviors): https://www.stopitnow.org/about-us; National Domestic Violence Hotline (Specialize in intimate partner violence, dating abuse and, healthy relationship education for both survivors and those at risk of committing harm) https://www.thehotline.org/help/