Domestic Violence

The Domestic Violence Program fosters safety, autonomy, and resiliency in families through the provision of services tailored to the needs of victims, their children and their abusive partners. The emphasis of the program is on establishing safety from violence for victims and their children and the prevention of future episodes of violence through work with offenders.

We strive to empower victims so that they can take control of their lives back from their abuser. We seek to help the victim and children remove themselves from harm and heal from the abuse. We offer support groups designed to support victims at their level of need. Children’s support groups and crisis intervention groups are also held. We hold seminars on topics such as raising healthy children and budgeting on a low income.

Abuse may take many forms…

• Is your partner controlling or manipulative?
• Does your partner have unpredictable mood swings?
• Does your partner isolate you from family and friends?
• Does your partner use force to get his/her way?
• Is your partner verbally abusive?
• Does your partner threaten violence?
• Does your partner blame you when he/she mistreats you?

If you answered yes to any of these questions, domestic violence may be a problem in your relationship.

We can help.
Baltimore County: 410-281-1334
Carroll County: 410-876-1233

Want to help?

$100 can provide a counseling session for a child who was sexually abused.

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How much do you know about domestic violence?

• More women between the ages of 15 to 44 are injured due to domestic violence than in car accidents, mugging and rapes combined
• Of women murdered in the United States , it is estimated that more than 50 percent were killed by their current or former male partner
• Sixty-three percent of men under age 21 who are incarcerated in the U.S. for homicide are serving time for killing their mother’s abuser
• Violent juvenile offenders are four times more likely to have grown up in a home where they saw violence than the population at large
• Across the nation, fifty percent of homeless women and children left their homes to escape domestic violence
• Of women who visit medical emergency rooms, it is estimated that up to 35 percent of injuries resulted from domestic violence
• Lost wages, sick leave, absenteeism and non-productivity resulting from domestic violence cost U.S. businesses $100 million annually