Survivors have rights. A TurnAround advocate helps a survivor understand their options and supports their decisions. Advocates are experts in connecting survivors with the necessary resources, like health care, legal services, and safe housing. They can assist with safety planning at home, school, work, and other places in the community. A Survivor in crisis may elect to have their advocate accompany them during an emergency room visit and forensic exam and later in police interviews and court hearings. The advocate ensures that the survivor’s rights and decisions are respected throughout the process.
A TurnAround Case Manager is Your Advocate
Your advocate can provide:
- Crisis intervention
- Emotional support
- Support to secondary victims, such as family or partners
- Safety planning, at home, school, work, and in the community
- Access to services and resources, including legal services
- Connection to counseling, legal services, health care, safe housing, crisis response and other services
- Assistance with decision-making, goal-setting, and developing the skills to support your healing and well-being
Services Available
- 24-hour helpline and text line
- Safety planning and crisis intervention
- Basic needs and resources
- Emergency shelter
- Trauma counseling groups
- Referrals to mental health, drug/alcohol abuse treatment
- Drop-in center with computers and washer and dryer
- Legal services
- Victim advocacy
- Case management
- Community based advocacy
Legal Advocacy
Through our partnership with Maryland Legal Aid, free legal consultation and representation are offered for cases of family law, victim rights, protective orders, and civil law.
A TurnAround Legal Advocate
- Helps the survivor understand their options and make decisions about their next steps.
- Supports those decisions.
- Demands that the survivor’s rights and decisions be respected throughout the process.
- Ensures that the individual has access to information and resources.
- Accompanies a survivor to court, interviews, and hearings.
- Assists with reporting to police, school and other authorities
- Provides follow-up support after emergency room visit and forensic exam
