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Many crime victims are denied compensation in Maryland. A bill would overhaul the process.
Dylan Segelbaum, The Baltimore Banner
March 8, 2024
By Dylan Segelbaum, Reprinted by permission from The Baltimore Banner. Photo by Wesley Lapointe for the Baltimore Banner. Deborah Haskins…
ROAR Center Peer Healing Circle: A new video shows how Black men are helping each other heal from the trauma of gun violence
ROAR Staff
February 23, 2024
Gun violence is the leading cause of death for young Black men in Baltimore City—and across America. Baltimore City’s homicide…
ROAR urges passage of Criminal Injuries Compensation Board Reform Act
ROAR Staff
February 9, 2024
This week, ROAR Executive Director Lydia Watts testified before both the Maryland House and Senate urging legislators to support the…
Public Health Experts Offer Solutions at Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit
ROAR Staff
January 15, 2024
The 9th Annual National Gun Violence Prevention Summit, hosted by The Center for American Progress, was held on December 5…
Who is Making Sure Victims of Crime are Cared For?
Lydia Watts
January 10, 2024
Published in The Daily Record, March 10, 2023 When we are children, many of us are taught that if something…