Crisis Hotline

The Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy operates the 24-hour, seven-day-a-week hotline. The hotline serves as a lifeline for community members who are struggling with violence at home or have experienced rape or sexual assault. We work in conjunction with community partners to connect survivors with access to local programs and provide resources including legal advocacy, case management and crisis intervention including emergency shelter and safety planning.

 HOTLINE 240-925-0084

National Hotline Resources

 National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233

 National Sexual Assault Hotline (RAINN): 1-800-656-4673

Victim Connect Resource Center can assist with safety planning and resources for victims of stalking: 1-855-484-2846

Emergency Shelter

Available to survivors of domestic violence and/or sexual assault.

·        Up to 3 nights at an undisclosed, local hotel

·        Children and pets are welcome

·        Food and toiletries available

* Please note: At this time, Emergency Shelter services are only available to residents of St. Mary’s County.

 Working to Prevent Domestic Violence Homicides (LAP)

The Lethality Assessment Program—Maryland Model (LAP) is an innovative, multi-pronged strategy to prevent domestic violence homicides. Law enforcement officers and other community professionals trained in the LAP use an evidence-based lethality assessment instrument to identify victims of intimate partner violence who are in highest danger of being killed by their intimate partners. Once a High-Danger victim has been identified, the first responder immediately connects the victim via a hotline call to SMCFA for emergency safety planning and access to services.