An official website of the United States government.

This is not the current EPA website. To navigate to the current EPA website, please go to www.epa.gov. This website is historical material reflecting the EPA website as it existed on January 19, 2021. This website is no longer updated and links to external websites and some internal pages may not work. More information »

Enforcement

Environmental Crime Victim Resources - District of Columbia

Note:  Selecting links will navigate away from this page.  Use your browser's navigation to return to this page if needed.  Some links may require Adobe Acrobat Reader.  See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.

District of Columbia (DC)

General Victim Services

Network for Victim Recovery of DC
Washington, DC
5321 First Place NE
Ph: 202-742-1720

OVC-funded Victim Assistance for the District of Columbia
Phone: 202-727-0605
Fax: 202-727-1617

National Center for Victims of Crime
2000 M Street, NW, Washington, DC 20026
(202) 467-8738

Victim Resources Brochure

Victim Specialists

Emergency Medical and Social

Testing

Public Health Laboratory Division (PHL)
Office Hours: Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5:30 pm, except District holidays
401 E Street, SW , Washington, DC 20024
Phone: (202) 727-8267
TTY: 711
Email: DFS@dc.gov

Treatment, Emergency

Trauma Centers

Pediatric Trauma Center/Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
The Center for Trauma and Critical Care
MedStar Trauma

Emergency Medical Services Division of the Department of Health - HEPRA
Phone: (202) 671-4222
Fax: (202) 671-0707
TTY: 711
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:15 am to 4:45 pm
899 North Capitol Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002

Poison Control Center

National Capital Poison Center
3201 New Mexico Ave. NW, Suite 310
Washington, DC 20016
Emergency: (800) 222-1222
Emergency TTY: (202) 362-8563
Administration: (202) 362-3867

Counseling, Treatment and Other Support

Counseling services

DC Victim Hotline: 844-443-5732
Washington, DC
2000 M Street, NW, Suite 480

Treatment, General

Hospitals Listing

Toxic Substance Division
Phone:  202-535-2600
TTY:  711

Environmental Services

Other Support

Bar Association

Shelters/Housing

Multilingual Services

Confidential Helpline
Phone:  202-464-4477
Speak with an advocate (M-TH 8:00am - 7:30pm, F 9:00am - 6:00pm) to get information, local resources and ask questions.
If calling after hours, leave a message with your name, language, safe phone number and safe time to call you back. We return calls within 24-48 hours.

Ayuda
Ayuda provides legal and social services to immigrant victims of sexual assault:
 6925 B Willow Street NW
Washington, DC 20012
Phone: 202-387-4848 

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
CARECEN provides bilingual (English/Spanish) assistance for victims of crimes that occurred in DC.
1460 Columbia Road, NW Suite C-1
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: 202-328-9799

Latin American Youth Center
LAYC offers crisis intervention and safety planning, advocacy, individual counseling, access to educational or support groups, and supported referrals to local service providers as well as the other programming in house.
1419 Columbia Road NW
Washington, DC 20009
LAYC Main Site: 202-319-2225
Healthy Relationships Program Coordinator Office: 202-319-2258
Program Coordinator Mobile: 202-810-5906

Asian Liaison Unit
202-724-8009 300 Indiana Avenue NW, Room 4056
Washington, DC 20001
Email:  Asian.Liaison@dc.gov

Latino Liaison Unit
Phone:  202-673-4445
800 Columbia Road NW, Washington, DC 20001
Email:  latinoliaison.unit@dc.gov 
Spanish-speaking operators are available 24/7 through 911

Mil Mujeres
Mil Mujeres provides direct legal services in the area of immigration law to low-income Spanish-speaking survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault
Phone: 202-560-5237 
1419 V Street NW, Suite 301
Washington, DC 20009
Email: washingtondc@milmujeres.org

Restitution and Relief

OVC-funded Victim Compensation for the District of Columbia
Phone: 202-879-4216
Fax: 202-879-4230