The Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy St. Mary’s County Rape Crisis Center

 A sexual assault is never your fault.   

 Sexual assault is...

any unwanted or forced sexual act & includes:

  • Rape or attempted rape                                

  • Sexual exploitation

  • Unwanted touching or groping                      

  • Child sexual abuse & assault

  • Sexual harassment                                        -

  • Incest

  • Unwanted showing of private parts                -

  • Sexually obscene communications (by phone, texting, email, social media)

The Center’s crisis staff are available 24/7 responding to calls via our hotline and providing accompaniment to survivors at our local hospitals for treatment. Our crisis staff are there to            educate, but most importantly advocate, for the individual who has been assaulted.

 We offer :

· Medical Accompaniment (Tri-county)

· Legal Advocacy & Representation

· Case Management

· Crisis Intervention & Long-Term Therapy

· 24/7 Emergency Shelter & Hotline

· Court Accompaniment (Civil & Criminal Cases)

 You can reach our Sexual Assault Program Manager, Chamaine directly at Chamaine.smcfa@gmail.com or 240-925-8711

Other Important Sexual Assault Resources:

Local Resources:

Calvert County Rape Crisis Center: Center for Change

Crisis line: 1-877-467-5628 For more information/schedule an appointment: 410-535-5400, x384

Charles County Rape Crisis Center: Center for Abused Persons

Crisis line: 301-645-3336 For more information/schedule an appointment: 301-645-8994

Maryland Resources:

MCASA- The Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault

SALI- The Sexual Assault Legal Institute

National Hotline: RAINN 1-800-656-4673

To access a Rape Crisis Center in a different county in Maryland, please visit MCASA’s RCC locator.