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To eliminate domestic violence through intervention and prevention by providing shelter, counseling and advocacy to those on the mid shore, and by changing society’s attitudes and systems which permit and promote such violence against women, men, and their families.[…]

For help with people in crisis, mental health issues, substance abuse, intellectual disabilities.[…]

The Women’s Law Center of Maryland serves as a leading voice for justice and fairness for women by advocating for the physical safety, economic security, and autonomy of women throughout the state. We work towards this goal by providing direct legal representation, information and referral services, and legislative advocacy.[…]

Maryland Legal Aid is committed to protecting and advancing the rights of older adults. Maryland Legal Aid serves people over age 60 in all areas of legal practice. We provide a range of services from advice to full representation at hearings. In many counties, these services have special funding through the local Area Agencies on Aging and the Older Americans Act. Many older adults contact us about:Debt collection, Eviction, Foreclosure, Social Security and SSI, Medicaid, Long-term care, Nursing home discharge questions.[…]

The Local Care Team is made of representatives from all the child serving agencies in Caroline County (Caroline Human Services, Department of Juvenile Services, Caroline County Health Department Behavioral Health Clinic, MD Coalition of Families, Developmental Disabilities Administration, and Mid Shore Behavioral Health). If your child is between 5 and 21 and is displaying behaviors that concern you, struggling socially, being defiant or aggressive, displaying other risky behaviors or if you are struggling to coordinate services between agencies for your child who has an IEP or other diagnosis, the Local Care Team can help. The team will review your[…]

Our purpose is to make sure all women on the Eastern shore of Maryland have a chance at a new start. To begin over in a safe sober environment. We are a board of 5 women who have all been affected by the opiate epidemic and thought we needed to do something to help the women in our communities.[…]

We are an organization fighting heroin addiction, consisting of family members with lived experience who advocate, raise awareness and support those suffering with substance use disorder. We complete our mission by collaborating with other advocates, state and local leaders/officials to create policies, initiate prevention practices along with education and promoting quality treatment through a continuum of care, including recovery services.[…]

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is a national network of local crisis centers that provides free and confidential emotional support to people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. We’re committed to improving crisis services and advancing suicide prevention by empowering individuals, advancing professional best practices, and building awareness.The website offers a chat function and additional resources that are more specific.[…]

“To ensure that victims of crime receive justice and are treated with dignity and compassion through comprehensive victims’ rights and services.”[…]

Fresh Start is a nonprofit transitional housing program for people recovering from substance-related addiction. Their goal is to provide, in the Mid-Shore area, a stable housing environment complemented by aggressive case management to assist the residents in achieving sobriety, independence, and self-sufficiency with enhanced possibilities for future success.[…]