Maryland

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)

1517 Gov. Ritchie Highway, Ste. 207
Arnold, MD. 21021
(800) 983-RAPE Toll-free. Call regional hotline numbers (below) for hotline help.
Tel: (410) 974-4507
Fax: (410) 757-4770
Website: www.mcasa.org
E-mail: info@mcasa.org

Multi-lingual and TTY services available through the hotline and most recovery centers. MCASA member programs provide the following confidential services to adult and child victims as well as their families, partners, and loved ones:

• Crisis intervention, counseling and referral
• Victim accompaniment to hospitals, police interviews and court
• 24-hour Crisis Hotline with counselors trained to listen and offer information
• Individual, group and family psychotherapy
• Assistance navigating the legal and judicial systems

All crisis-intervention, referral and accompaniment services are free. Clinical services provided by specially trained psychologists, social workers and paraprofessionals are either free or based on a sliding scale according to an individual's financial resources. Programs may also accept private insurance, Medical Assistance or Medicare and most offer subsidized fees. No one is turned away due to inability to pay for services. Call the regional hotline numbers unless you are seeking Coalition administrative services.

MARYLAND RAPE RECOVERY CENTERS

ALLEGANY
Family Crisis Resource Center
146 Bedford Street
Cumberland, MD 21502
Tel: (301) 759-9246 V/TTY
Hotline: (301) 759-9244

ANNE ARUNDEL
Sexual Assault Crisis Center
1517 Ritchie Highway, Suite 101.
Arnold, MD 21012
Tel: (410) 626-7800 x. 202
Hotline: (410) 222-7273
http://www.ywcaaac.org/home.shtml?p=home

BALTIMORE CITY
TurnAround, Inc.
2300 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218
Tel: (410) 377-8111
Hotline: (410) 828-6390
www.turnaroundinc.org

BALTIMORE COUNTY
TurnAround, Inc.
401 Washington Ave., Suite 300
Towson, MD 21204
Tel: (410) 377-8111 V/TTY
Hotline: (410) 828-6390
www.turnaroundinc.org

CALVERT
Crisis Intervention Center
Calvert County Health Department
P.O. Box 980
Prince Frederick, MD 20678
Tel: (410) 535-5400 V/TTY
Hotline: (410) 535-1121 or (301) 855-1075
www.calverthealth.org/crisisintervention.htm

CAROLINE, DORCHESTER, KENT,
QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT
For All Seasons, Inc.
300 Talbot Street
Easton, MD 21601
Tel: (410) 822-1018
Hotline: 1-800-310-7273 or (410) 820-5600
www.forallseasons.org

CARROLL
Rape Crisis Intervention Service
P.O. Box 1563
Westminster, MD 21158
Tel: (410) 857-0900 V/TTY
Hotline: (410) 857-7322
www.rapecrisiscc.com

CECIL
Rape Crisis Program-Cecil County DDS
P.O. Box 2137
Elkton, MD 21922
Tel: (410) 996-0333 V/TTY
Hotline: (410) 996-0333

CHARLES
Center for Abused Persons
2670 Crain Highway, Suite 303
Waldorf, MD 20601
Tel: (301) 645-8994 V/TTY
Hotline: (301) 645-3336

FREDERICK
Heartly House, Inc.
P.O. Box 857
Frederick, MD 21705
Tel: (301) 662-8800
TTY: 301-662-1565
Hotline: (301) 662-8800

GARRETT
Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Resource Center
12978 Garrett Hwy., Suite 201
Oakland, MD 21550
Tel: (301) 334-9053 V/TTY
Hotline: (301) 334-9000

HARFORD
Sexual Assault/Spouse Abuse Resource Center (SARC)
18 South Main St.
Bel Air, MD 21014
Tel: (410) 836-8431 V/TTY
Hotline: (410) 836-8430
mc.loyola.edu/sarc

HOWARD
Sexual Trauma Treatment, Advocacy and Recovery Center, Inc. (STTAR)
9810 Patuxent Woods Dr. Suite C
Columbia, MD 21046
Tel: (410) 290-6432
TTY: 410-381-2255
Hotline: (410) 997-3292
http://www.sttarcenter.org

MONTGOMERY
Victim Assistance & Sexual Assault Program
1301 Piccard Drive, Fourth Floor
Rockville, MD 20850
Tel: (240) 777-1347 V/TTY
Hotline: (240) 777-1355
www.vasap.org

PRINCE GEORGE'S
Sexual Assault Center, PG Hosp. Ctr.
3001 Hospital Drive
Cheverly, MD 20785
Tel: (301) 618-3158
TTY: 618-3607
Hotline: (301) 618-3154
www.dimensionshealth.org/pghc_pro_sex.shtml

ST. MARY'S
Walden-Sierra, Inc.
26845 Point Lookout Rd.
Leonardtown, MD 20650
Tel: (301) 997-1300
Hotline: (301) 863-6661 V/TTY

SOMERSET, WICOMICO, WORCESTER
Life Crisis Center, Inc.
P.O. Box 387
Salisbury, MD 21803
Tel: (410) 749-0771
Hotline: (410) 749-4357 V/TTY

WASHINGTON
CASA, Inc.
116 West Baltimore Street
Hagerstown, MD 21740
Tel: (301) 739-1012 V/TTY
Hotline: (301) 739-8975

VETERAN SERVICES
Sexual Assault Team (PP116B)
Veterans Adm. MD Health Care System
Perry Point, MD 21902
Tel: (800) 949-1003 Ext. 5798

LEGAL SERVICES

ACLU of Maryland

3600 Clipper Mill Road, Ste. 350
Baltimore, MD. 21211
Tel: (410) 889-8555
Fax: (410) 366-7838
Website: www.aclu-md.org
E-mail: aclu@aclu-md.org

Current or former inmates can write to the ACLU of Maryland at the above address to request legal and proactive assistance to improve the conditions of confinement and prison official misconduct. The ACLU will ONLY respond to written letters. Writers should explain the situation, what administrative action was requested and/or taken, and what kind of assistance the writer requests. The ACLU may provide services by asking for a change in conditions of confinement or medication, etc., and on occasion will take a case if it may bring about institutional change. They do not handle criminal work regarding the purpose for incarceration.

Inmate Grievance Office

115 Sudbrook Lane, Suite 200
Pikesville, MD 21208-3878
(410) 585-3840
Website: www.dpscs.state.md.us/igo
E-mail: igo@dpscs.state.md.us

The IGO deals with current state prisoners within the Maryland DOC who have complaints against prison officials and guards, or regarding prison policies and conditions of confinement. Inmates with grievances against prison officials (not against other inmates) should write to address above. Inmates must first exhaust all appropriate administrative services offered at their prisons. The IGO will then do a preliminary review of complaint, refer back to inmate if administrative resources were not exhausted, and decide whether or not to dismiss the complaint or conduct a hearing. Inmates must file complaint within 30 days of completion of prior prison administrative remedy services. If and IGO verdict is rendered after a hearing and found unsatisfactory to the inmate, he or she may then try to file their complaint with the circuit court if appropriate.

Jewish Legal Services Clinic

5750 Park Heights Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
(410) 542-6300 ext. 200 (voice mail)
Or: (410) 466-9200

Open ONLY on the second Monday of each month, 7:00- 8:30 p.m. This walk-in clinic offers services to mostly Jewish clients who meet low income eligibility. Volunteer attorneys conduct a half-hour free consultation with clients handling all (non-fee generating) cases and sometimes give referrals for pro bono or reduced fee legal assistance. Occasionally Russian translators available.

Lambda Legal: National Headquarters

120 Wall street, Suite 1500
New York, NY 10005
(212) 809-8585
Website: www.lambdalegal.org
E-mail: legalhelpdesk@lambdalegal.org

Lambda Legal is a national organization committed to achieving full recognition of the civil rights of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender people, and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work.

National Headquarters provides services for those who are located in Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington D.C and accepts Legal Help Desk calls at any time during regular business hours (9 am-5 :30 pm) and also Monday evenings from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. If Help Desk staff are busy helping other callers, your call will be routed to the Legal Help Desk voicemail. Please leave the following information: name, state, contact info, best time to reach you, and a brief message outlining your legal inquiry. A Help Desk staff person will return your call. It is usually most efficient for Help Desk callers to contact us by phone. If you are in a place where you are not able to make long distance calls, we can make an appointment to call you. If you are absolutely unable to call us, you may e-mail us at legalhelpdesk@lambdalegal.org or write to the addresses above.

LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICES BY COUNTY:

Anne Arundel County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
(410) 280-6961
Website: www.aabar.org/find.html

All types of cases are handled. There is a $30 fee for a half-hour consultation with an attorney. Although no pro bono programs are currently offered, callers meeting a financial hardship requirement may be eligible for post-consultation reduced fees if they opt for further legal assistance.

Baltimore County Lawyer Referral
Room 100
County Courts Building
401 Bosley Avenue
Towson, Maryland 21204
(410) 337-9100
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Website: www.bcba.org/community_resources/comprehensive_guide_lawyer_referral.asp
You will be interviewed over the phone by an attorney to determine the nature of the problem. If necessary, you will be referred to an attorney in your area who has experience with your type of legal problem (including criminal law cases). A nominal fee ($25.00) will be charged for a thirty minute consultation with the lawyer. If further legal service is required, fee arrangements will be made between you and your lawyer.

Caroline County Public Library
(410) 479-1343

The Public Library acts as the Lawyer Referral Service for the Caroline County Bar Association. A reference librarian will put you in touch with an attorney who handles your type of case (criminal and civil cases included). The attorney will then conduct a half-hour consultation session for a flat rate of $25. If you cannot afford any type of consultation, ask the librarian for a pro bono referral for your case, available through the statewide Maryland Legal Assistance Network (MLAN). You must qualify financially to receive pro bono services.

Carroll County and Frederick County Lawyer Referral Service
(800) 649-1090 (toll free) or (410) 857-1451
Website: www.frederickbar.org/findanattorney.html

Volunteer attorneys, all members of a county bar, are referred to callers based on their experience with different kinds of cases. All case types are handled. There is a $25 fee for a half-hour consultation with an attorney. Currently there are no pro bono or organized reduced fee services available through the referral services, though individuals may try to arrange fees with their attorneys post-consultation if they opt for further assistance.

Charles County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
(301) 609-9350

No pro bono or reduced fee programs available. Criminal and personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. If you have financial resources, call to see if they can handle your case type.

Charles County Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
(301) 609-9350

No pro bono or reduced fee programs available. Criminal and personal injury cases are handled on a contingency fee basis. If you have financial resources, call to see if they can handle your case type.

William A. Saltysiak Law Firm, Garrett County
(301) 334-0900

This is a private law firm that will handle cases or make referrals based on case type and ability to pay. At times they may offer reduced fee services and pro bono referrals, depending on case type and attorney availability.

Howard County, Prince George's County, and DC area Lawyer Referral Service
As provided through the Howard County Bar Association
(410) 313-2030
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.howardcountybar.org/lawyer_referral.htm

All case types are handled. There is a $40 fee for a half-hour consultation. No pro bono services are currently offered. If callers wish to continue their attorney consultation past the first half-hour, they are generally subject to regular attorney fees, approximately $200 per hour but vary according to lawyer and type of case. Payments are made at time of call either through a mailed-in money order, check, or credit card.

Prince George's County, Howard County, and DC area Lawyer Referral Service
As provided through the Prince George's County Bar Association
(301) 952-1440
or toll-free 1-866-757-7785
or toll-free 888-367-5252 (To use this number, callers must identify themselves as intending to hire an attorney for assistance after the half-hour consultation.)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Website: http://www.pgcba.com/law-ref.htm

All case types are handled. There is a $39.95 fee for a half-hour consultation. No pro bono services are currently offered. If callers wish to continue their attorney consultation past the first half-hour, they are generally subject to regular attorney fees, approximately $175 per hour but vary according to lawyer and type of case. Some attorneys will offer reduced fees for civil cases. Clients facing financial hardship who cannot afford the initial consultation fee or are looking for pro bono or reduced fee services are referred to or should contact the Prince George's County Law Foundation at (301) 864-8354, Tuesday-Friday 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

The Lawyer Referral Service for these counties also will connect you to the national Legal Advice line. Callers pay a flat rate of $34.95 for legal advice with an attorney at no time limit on the call. However, these attorneys only give legal advice and are not available for hire or further assistance. All case types handle

Sexual Assault Legal Institute

P.O. Box 8782
Silver Spring, MD 20907
Tel: (301) 565-2277
Fax: (301) 565-3619
Toll-Free: 1(877) 496-SALI

SALI provides direct civil legal services for victims and survivors of sexual assault regarding:

• College Administrative Hearings
• Privacy Issues
• Peace and Protective Orders
• Family Law Matters (intimate partner assault)
• Employment
• Housing
• Crime Victims Compensation
• Referrals for Tort Cases
• Any other civil matter relating to sexual assault (some limitations regarding incest)