About Us

Montgomery County Trauma Services is a comprehensive center for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault/rape and general crimes including physical assault, homicide, human trafficking, etc. The program provides coordinated support for survivors.

Who We Serve

Montgomery County residents who are survivors of domestic violence and their dependents, rape/sexual assault, homicide (surviving family and friends), physical assault, human trafficking, etc. We also serve offenders of intimate partner violence, and survivors of violence and crimes which were committed in Montgomery County.

Our Mission

The mission of Trauma Services is to:

• Provide nonjudgmental social, informational, and practical support to all survivors
• Promote safety, healing, justice and rights for survivors.
• Ensure a voice for survivors through the implementation of Trauma-informed policies and practices.
• Promote access for survivors to a seamless web of multidisciplinary and comprehensive services to meet their needs in the short and long term.
• Advocate for individual survivors as well as for social, institutional, and legal change.

Available Services

• 24-hour telephone and walk-in crisis counseling, information, and referral.
• 24-hour outreach services at hospitals.
• 24-hour accessible shelter for survivors and their dependents fleeing domestic violence.
• Safety Planning.
• Basic emergency assistance to meet immediate needs.
• Individual and group counseling services.
• Short-tern case management services.
• Mental Health consultation, evaluation and treatment.
• Victim assistance/advocacy through the criminal justice process, including support and accompaniment.
• Assistance in applying to the Maryland Criminal Injuries Compensation Board (CICB).
• Crime Victim Compensation for survivors who meet eligibility requirements including income from the Montgomery County Compensation Fund.
• Anonymous third-party reporting of rape and sexual offenses to the Montgomery County Police Department upon client request.
• Community outreach/education
• Abuse Intervention Program (AIP) – Services for intimate partner violence offender