Our Services
Grassroots is a multi-service crisis intervention
center. We provide 24-hour crisis intervention services, shelter,
transitional housing, and community education.
Crisis Intervention Services:
Crisis intervention program services are
available to anyone in need 24-hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
Professional counseling staff are available to listen, provide support and make
referrals on a wide range of issues. Crisis intervention counseling is available
by phone or in person for anyone in need of immediate assistance with a
personal, situational, or mental health crisis. Services are free of
charge and confidential.
For assistance or more information, please call our
24-hour crisis hotline at
410 531-6677 or 1-800-422-0009
Mobile Crisis Team
Runaway Intervention Program
Suicide prevention and intervention
Free short-term walk-in crisis counseling
Crisis counseling following a traumatic event
Community education and outreach programs on a variety of topics
including suicide prevention and depression
The Crisis Intervention Service is certified by the American
Association of Suicidology.
Just the Facts for 2005:
| Hotline Contacts |
26,330 |
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| Face-to-Face Contacts |
710 |
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| Runaway Youth and Family |
55 youth (24); family members (31) |
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| Mobile Crisis Team |
317 cases (701 persons served) |
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Shelter Services:
Grassroots is the first point of contact for all
general shelter requests in Howard County. Grassroots operates a 20-bed shelter
for families and adult women; a 12-bed shelter for adult men; and several
transitional apartments in the community. All shelter residents have access to
comprehensive services designed to help each of them achieve permanent housing
including case management; individual and group counseling; addictions
evaluation and referral for treatment; psychiatric evaluation and treatment;
health services provided by a volunteer physician; legal services provided by
volunteer attorneys; childrens' activities; transportation; meals; assistance
finding jobs and housing; assistance obtaining SSI and SSD for those eligible;
money management and savings plans, and numerous other activities.
For assistance or information regarding
eligibility for Grassroots' shelter services, please contact our general crisis
hotline at 410-531-6677.
Just the Facts for Year 2005:
Family
Men's Cold Weather
Shelter Motel Shelter
Shelter
Clients Sheltered 53
336 51 83
# Families/Children 15/26 103/196
NA 5/7
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