Resources
Shelters/DV Support Services:
Battered Women's Project (Aroostook County)
421 Main St., Suite 2 , Presque Isle, ME 04769 ; Business: 207-764-2977
498-6146 (Houlton); 498-6146 (Caribou); 728-3199 (Madawaska); 834-7395 (Fort Kent)
Hotline/Crisis: 207-769-8251; Toll Free: (800)439-2323
Family Crisis Services (Cumberland & Sagadahoc Counties)
P.O. Box 704, Portland ME 04357; Business: 207-767-4952
Portland Outreach Office: 874-8512; Bath Outreach Office: 442-0424; Bridgton outreach office: 647-8501
Hotline/Crisis: 207-874-1973; Toll Free 800-537-6066
The Next Step (Hancock County)
P.O. Box 1465 , Ellsworth, ME 04605 Business: 207-667-0176
Hotline/Crisis: 207-667-4606; Toll Free 800-315-5579
Family Violence Project (Kennebec & Somerset Counties)
P.O. Box 23, Augusta, ME 04330; Business: 207-623-8637
Skowhegan Outreach office: 474-8860; Winslow Outreach office 877-0835
Hotline/Crisis: 207-623-3569; Toll Free: 800-498-1930
New Hope for Women (Knox, Lincoln & Waldo Counties)
P.O. Box 642 , Rockland, ME 04841 ; Business: 207-594-2128
Rockland Hotline/Crisis: 207-594-2128; Damariscotta Hotline/Crisis: 207-563-2404; Belfast Hotline/Crisis: 207-338-6569
Toll Free: 800-522-3304
Abused Women's Advocacy Project (Oxford, Franklin & Androscoggin Counties)
P.O. Box 713 , Auburn, ME 04212; Business: 207-784-3995 Hotline/Crisis: 207-795-4020; Toll Free: 800-559-2927
Spruce Run Association (Penobscot County)
P.O. Box 653 , Bangor, ME 04402 ; Business: 207-945-5102 Millinocket: 723-5664
Hotline/Crisis: 207-947-0496; Toll Free: 800-863-9909
Womancare (Piscataquis County)
P.O. Box 192 Dover-Foxcroft, ME 04426 ; Business: 207-564-8165
Hotline/Crisis: 207-564-8401; Toll Free: 888-564-8165
Caring Unlimited (York County)
Hotline/Crisis: 207-324-1802; Toll Free: 800-239-7298
The Next Step (Washington County)
P.O. Box 280 , Milbridge, ME 04658-0280 ; Business: 207-255-4934
Hotline/Crisis: 207-255-4785; Toll Free: 888-604-8692
Native American Domestic Violence Services
Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence P.O. Box 89 , Winterport, ME 04496; 207-941-1194
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 800-799-SAFE; 800-787-3244 (tty)
The Department of Health and Human Services
To Report Child Abuse or Neglect
Call 1-800-452-1999
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
TTY: 1-800-963-9490
This Maine Child and Family Services line is staffed 24-hours a day, 7-days a week.
Protection from Abuse Orders
Help find answers to your questions about how the protection from abuse law works in Maine here. Step by step instructions on how to get a protection order for yourself or a child in your custody.
http://www.ptla.org/ptlasite/cliented/family/pfa.htm
Guardian ad Litem
A Guardian ad litem is a person, who is often, but not always a lawyer, appointed by the court to represent the best interests of one or more children in a court action that may affect them. They are often referred to as "GALs. In many family matters the court may appoint a Guardian ad litem to inform the court of the best interests of the children in regards to child custody and visitation. These GALs serve as a voice for the children in these matters as well as the eyes and ears of the court. The courts have no funds available to pay these GALs, so the parties have to share this cost.
In child protective actions, including actions alleging child abuse or neglect brought pursuant to Title 22 of the Maine Revised Statutes, GALs are appointed pursuant to 22 MRSA § 4005. These GAL's must be either attorneys or Court Appointed Special Advocates, or CASAs. The state absorbs the cost of these GAL's.