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There are resources in the community for emergency situations and crisis. Please do not hesitate to call the following numbers if you and/or your children are in crisis.

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Baltimore Child & Adolescent Response System (BCARS)

The Baltimore City Child and Adolescent Response System (BCARS) provides comprehensive community-based services for children in mental health crisis. BCARS provides brief and intensive community-based services for children in psychiatric crisis to divert or shorten in-patient hospitalization and to link clients to community providers that will serve them for ongoing care. 
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24 Hour Crisis Hotline Number: 410-752-2272

Website: https://www.catholiccharities-md.org/services/bcars-baltimore-child-adolescent-response-system/

Keywords: Mental Health, Crisis, Youth 

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Baltimore Crisis Response Inc

BCRI Hotline services include mental health crisis information and intervention, substance use counseling, suicide crisis intervention, shelter assistance and adolescence crisis intervention. The Hotline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and is staffed by trained crisis counselors who provide supportive counseling, dispatch emergency assistance and link callers with more intensive BCRI and community services available in the Baltimore area.  The Hotline operates as the gateway to BCRI's Mobile Crisis Team. 

24 Hour Crisis Hotline Number: 410-433-5175

Website: http://bcresponse.org

Keywords: Mental Health, Crisis, Substance Use, Counseling, Suicide Crisis, Shelter, Homelessness

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House of Ruth Maryland

House of Ruth Maryland is one of the nation’s leading intimate partner violence centers, helping thousands of battered women and their children find the safety and security that so many of us take for granted. Intimate partner violence can happen to anyone regardless of race, age, sexual orientation, religion, ability or gender, and can take many forms, including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional, economic, and psychological abuse.

24 Hour Crisis Hotline: 410-889-7884

Website: hruth.org

Keywords: Shelter, Domestic Violence, Crisis Intervention, Safety Planning, Counseling, Legal Referrals, Advocacy, Women 

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National Suicide Hotline

We can all help prevent suicide. The Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your loved ones, and best practices for professionals.

Website: http://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
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24 Hour Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

Keywords: Suicide Crisis, Adult, Youth, Children

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Turnaround Inc.

TurnAround’s mission is to build a community free of violence by working with adults and children affected by intimate partner and sexual violence to address their needs and prevent further violence through advocacy and education.

24 Hour Helpline: 443.279.0379

Website: www.turnaroundinc.org

Keywords:  Rape, Incest, Domestic Violence, Crisis, Sexual Abuse, Adults, Children, Youth