Relationship Violence
Relationship/Dating Violence includes many behaviors, committed by a person who is or has been in a romantic or sexual relationship with the person they are harassing.
Maryland:
Baltimore County Domestic Violence Referral Program
- 24-hour hotline: 410-828-6390
Family and Children’s Services (Baltimore County)
HopeWorks
Mission is to provide support and advocacy for people in Howard County affected by sexual and intimate partner violence and engage the community in creating the change required for prevention.
- 24 hour Helpline: 410-997-2272 or 1-800-752-0191
- info@wearehopeworks.org
House of Ruth
House of Ruth Maryland leads the fight to end violence against women and their children by confronting the attitudes, behaviors and systems that perpetuate it, and by providing victims with the services necessary to rebuild their lives safely and free of fear.
- 24- hour hotline: 410-889-7884
- toll-free legal hotline 1-888-880-7884
Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence
The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence is the state domestic violence coalition that brings together victim service providers, allied professionals, and concerned individuals for the common purpose of reducing intimate partner and family violence and its harmful effects on our citizens.
TurnAround
TurnAround provides comprehensive services to survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking in Baltimore City and Baltimore County, Maryland. TurnAround is the only organization in the Baltimore area with the mission, expertise, and capacity to work with this range of victimizations and we are the designated rape crisis center for those jurisdictions. In addition, TurnAround is one of Maryland’s comprehensive domestic violence providers and runs a certified Abuser Intervention Program.
National:
Asian/Pacific Islander Domestic Violence Resource Project (DVRP)
DVRP provides free and confidential services, in over 20 Asian/Pacific Islander languages. We aim to improve the safety of survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, regardless of income level, immigration status, or English fluency.
- Hotline: 202-833-2233
- info@dvrp.org
GLBT National Help Center
LGBT National Help Center, founded that provides vital peer-support, community connections and resource information to people with questions regarding sexual orientation and/or gender identity.
- Hotline: 1-888-843-4564
- Online chat
Muslimat Al-Nisaa Shelter
Shelter and resources for Muslim women and children.
- 410-466-8686
- directorofmnisaa@gmail.com
National Domestic Violence Hotline
24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, the National Domestic Violence Hotline provides essential tools and support to help survivors of domestic violence so they can live their lives free of abuse.
- Directory of state coalitions
- 24-hour hotline: 1-800-799-7233
- Online chat
National Teen Dating Helpline
A project of the National Domestic Violence Hotline, love is respect offers 24/7 information, support, and advocacy to young people between the ages of 13 and 26 who have questions or concerns about their romantic relationships.
- 24-hour hotline: 1-866-331-9474
- Text: LOVEIS to 22522
- Online chat
Project Sakinah
Project Sakinah’s commitment to addressing violence with the Muslim American community, within families, between spouses, towards children is real and is grounded in Dar al Islam’s belief in the guidance of the foundational teachings of Islam.
Stronghearts Native Helpline Hotline
Mission is to restore power to Native Americans impacted by domestic, dating and sexual violence by weaving together a braid of safety, sovereignty and support.