about us

What We Do

CHANA provides support, education, and consultation.

Living with abuse can lead to severe trauma. With assistance from CHANA’s trauma-informed counselors, victims start to heal and rebuild their lives. All services are confidential and free.

Supportive Counseling: CHANA offers compassionate, confidential supportive counseling to anyone affected by abuse, empowering individuals to heal and move toward safety.
Support Groups: CHANA’s support groups provide a safe, confidential place for survivors and those who care about them to connect with others, to heal and to take steps toward a brighter future. A variety of groups are offered in northwest Baltimore.

Support includes:

Safety planning
Emotional support
Education about the dynamics of abuse
Guidance about legal options
Connection to community resources

“After years of abuse, I wanted to feel safe. I wanted to become independent from my abuser. I wanted to be honest and say what really happened to me. Unless you’ve been abused, you can’t understand the feelings of shame, fear and loneliness. When I met other women and heard about their situations, I realized I wasn’t alone and I became stronger over time.”

-Anne, previous CHANA domestic abuse support group participant, living safely outside Maryland

Education For All Faiths and Ages

CHANA provides prevention education workshops and presentations for people of all ages. Programs are designed for each audience and may cover topics such as domestic violence awareness, sexual abuse awareness, healthy relationships, dating violence and elder abuse. Programs are available for schools, camps, youth groups, senior centers, health care organizations, faith-based organizations and professional groups.

Consultation for Concerned Community Members

Through outreach and education efforts, CHANA provides information, guidance and resources to individuals and organizations in the community. Many local clergy members, of all faiths, are comfortable calling CHANA to collaborate on handling a sensitive situation within their congregation. We have developed positive working relationships with local schools and organizations to work together on projects, develop protocols and create a sensitive and intentional plan of action when a situation of abuse arises.