Maryland

Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc.

The Maryland Crime Victims' Resource Center, Inc. ensure that victims of violent crime in Maryland receive justice and are treated with dignity and compassion through comprehensive victims' rights and services.

Email:

Website: dccrimevictims.org

Phone: (301) 952-0063

MCASA

MCASA helps prevent sexual assault, advocates for accessible, compassion care for survivors of sexual violence, and works to hold offenders accountable. They Offer Education ActivitiesPromoting public awareness of sexual violence issues and rape crisis and recovery center services.  Providing training for professionals such as counselors, advocates, medical personnel, law enforcement, and court personnel.  Sponsoring statewide conferences.

Email:

Website: mcasa.org

Phone: (301) 328-7023

The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

The Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence (MNADV) 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. The Network accomplishes this goal by providing education, training, resources, and advocacy to advance victim safety and abuser accountability. 

Email:

Website: mnadv.org

Phone: (301) 429-3601

VASAP

VASAP serves victims of crimes such as rape, sexual assault, homicide (surviving family and friends), driving while intoxicated (DWI), and vehicular manslaughter victims, bullying, terrorism, torture, hate violence, robbery, carjacking, purse snatching, assault, battery, stalking, harassment, auto theft, burglary, arson, larceny, vandalism, and adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse. The goals of the Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program are: To ensure that professional and volunteer services are made available to all victims. To encourage the establishment of formalized procedures and sensitive treatment of victims within the medical community and criminal justice system. To develop each citizen's awareness of the threat that sexual assault and general crime imply within our community. To increase the conviction rate of assailants and thereby decrease the number of sexual assaults and general crime by providing professional, volunteer, and advocacy services to victims.

Email:

Website: montgomerycountymd.gov/hhs-program/bhcs/vasap/vasapindex

Phone: (240) 777-4357

National Resources

  • AARDVARC

    This site is for locating state resources for "An Abuse, Rape and Domestic Violence Aid and Resource Collection" organization. Email them at .

  • Victim Information and Notification Everyday

    VINELink is the online version of VINE, the National Victim Notification Network. This is a 24-hour service.

  • Parents of Murdered Children

    To Provide support and assistance to all survivors of homicide victims while working to create a world free of murder.

  • National Organization for Victim Assistance

    A private, non-profit, 501(c)(3) national organization committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.

  • National Human Trafficking Hotline

    The National Hotline is a national, 24-hour call center that responds to cases of human trafficking. Human trafficking is defined as a situation in which an individual is compelled to work or engage in commercial sex through the use of force, fraud, or coercion.

    Website

    • 888-373-888