Compile and submit a list of mainstream resources providing crisis services available in your locality. Additionally, explore your locality for a hotline number to access emergency services and discuss the results of your search. (Please provide the following information for each resource listed a) name of resource b) contact information c) how to make a referral d) hours of operation e) specific service[s] provided by the resource). (no minimum word count)
Mainstream Resources:
FEMA (Federal Amergency Management Agency, literally 10 minutes away in Emmitsburg, MD)
http://www.fema.gov/
Disaster survivors, please contact us here:
Phone: (800) 621-FEMA (3362)
TTY: (800) 462-7585
American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/
American Red Cross
4700 Mount Hope Dr.
Baltimore, MD 21215-3212
Phone: (410) 764-5311
Suicidal Thoughts
Frederick County Maryland Crisis Hotline – http://www.suicidehotlines.com/maryland.html
(301) 662-2255
Baltimore Crisis Response – http://www.bcresponse.org/
2041 East Fayette Street
Baltimore, MD 21231
(410) 433-5175 24 hours a day
(410) 433-7050 TDD
Mental Illness
Department of Health & Mental Hygiene – http://www.dhmh.state.md.us/mha/
Spring Grove Hospital Center
55 Wade Avenue, Dix Bldg.
Catonsville MD 21228
410-402-8457
Sheppard Pratt Health System – http://www.sheppardpratt.org/
6501 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21285
410-938-3000
800: 1-800-627-0330
TTY: 410-938-3075
FAX: 410-938-4532
info@sheppardpratt.org
Substance Abuse (addiction)
Alcoholics Anonymous Hotline – Baltimore intergroup@baltimoreaa.org
410-663-1922
24 / 7 Statewide
Narcotics Anonymous Hotline – http://www.freestatena.org/
800-317-3222
24/7
Alcohol and Drug Recovery (ADR)
Primary Focus: Substance abuse treatment services
Services Provided: Substance abuse treatment
Type of Care: Outpatient
706 Crain Highway Suite C
Glen Burnie MD 21061
(410) 768-3526
Financial Issues
Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
This program distributes federal surplus foods to needy households and emergency food pantries.
877.634.6361
Maryland Community Services Locator – http://www.mdcsl.org/avjsc/csl_hotlines_ffa.asp
Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Maryland and Delaware, Inc
Phone: (800) 642-2227
E-Mail Address: info@cccs-inc.org
Website: http://www.cccs-inc.org
Hours of Operation: 8am-9pm M-Th; 8am-5pm F; 9am-1pm
Area Served: Statewide
Provides advice on how to successfully manage personal finances; approved bankruptcy counseling; help with foreclosure prevention
Homelessness (lack of shelter, food, clothing, other basic needs)
Alliance – http://www.allianceinc.org/index.php/Veterans-Services.html
410-282-5900 ext.3333
vest@allianceinc.org
234 South Broadway
Baltimore, MD 21231
410-675-4704
410-675-4996 (FAX)
Amy Axel, Director
Back on My Feet Baltimore – http://baltimore.backonmyfeet.org
1017 E. Baltimore St.
Baltimore, MD 21202
410.675.7500 x174
Baltimore Continuum of Care
Lead Contact:
Sue Bull
Baltimore County CoC
Phone: 410-887-2076
E-mail: sbull@baltimorecountymd.gov
Points of Contact for Homeless Persons:
Blanche Coady
Supervisor
Social Services
6401 York Rd.
Second Floor
Baltimore, MD 21212
Phone: 410-853-3000
Fax: 410-887-5696
E-mail: bcoady@dhr.state.md.us
Suspected abuse of the individual’s child(ren)
Departments of Social Services Child Protective Services for the State of Maryland (by County) http://www.dhr.state.md.us/cps/address.php
Adult Protective Services (Elder care) area
ABUSE HOTLINE 1-800-91PREVENT (1-800-917-7383)
http://dhr.maryland.gov/oas/protect.php
Criminal Victimization (victims of theft, sexual assault, domestic violence)
The Maryland Crime Victims’ Resource Center (MCVRC)
http://www.mdcrimevictims.org/
Main Office: 301-952-0063 or 877-842-8461
Baltimore Office: 410-234-9885
Office For Victims of Crime – Maryland http://www.ovc.gov/welcome.html
Grief (resulting from death, terminal illness, divorce or other loss)
Maryland Counseling Center Inc – http://www.mcc-center.com/
20 Courthouse Square, Rockville, MD 20850-2338
Phone: (301) 424-6955?
Maryland State Government: Counseling Center
4330 Broening Highway, Dundalk, MD 21222-2258
Phone: (410) 767-7726?
