BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND CRISIS SERVICES
		Accessing Services - Information & Referral Administration and Management of Services Advisory Boards, Committees and Councils Addiction Services Consumer Services Crisis Services Emergency Services- Housing Crisis Intervention & Prevention  - Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and Home Energy Program (OHEP)  Homeless Services Mental Health Services - Child & Adolescent - Transition Age Youth (TAY) - Adult & Seniors Specialized Senior Services Special Needs Services Victim Services - Abused Persons Program - Victim Assistance and Sexual Assult Program

Definitions:
Equality and respect in relationships are the keystone of strong families and communities. Family violence damages individuals, families, and communities. Partner abuse is the form of family violence which is the use of, or threat of, force by one person to maintain power and control over a spouse or partner.

Our Mission:
The Abused Persons Program provides services and advocacy that

• enhance safety for victims and children,
• promote changes in attitude and behavior by perpetrators of domestic violence,
• increase the community's resolve to not tolerate intimate violence, and
• build a coordinated community response to domestic violence.

About Us
The Abused Persons Program serves victims of domestic violence (spouse or partner abuse) in Montgomery County by providing:

• Someone to talk to: 24 hour Crisis Line and individual and group counseling to provide support and information to individuals who have been abused by their intimate partners. The program also offers counseling or referrals to appropriate community partners for couples recovering from abuse.
• Advocacy: information about and assistance in seeking legal protections available to victims and their children
• Shelter: emergency shelter for victims fleeing abuse until they can return home or move to safety.
• Counseling for children exposed to domestic violence:
• Counseling for those who are abusive: assessment and counseling for those who have been abusive to their mates.
• Community Education: the Program provides speakers to community groups and participates in events to build community awareness of the problem of domestic violence, services available and what we all can do to end abuse.

Whom do we serve?: Any Montgomery County resident who is a victim of partner abuse in any kind of intimate relationship or who has committed partner abuse and would like help to stop being abusive.

Our commitment to diversity: Services are offered without regard to language, gender, sexual orientation, culture or religion.

Fees: There are no fees for emergency services and all fees are on an ability-to-pay basis. No one is denied services due to lack of funds.

 240-777-4195 - weekdays
 240-777-4673 - 24 hours
1301 Piccard Drive (corner of W. Gude Drive and Piccard Drive)
Rockville MD 20850

Email: APP@montgomerycountymd.gov

Top