YOU'LL BE THINKING OF ME. YOU MAY NOT BE THINKING GOOD THOUGHTS, BUT YOU'LL BE THINKING OF ME.

Just Stalking: Maryland Resources, Inc. provides legal resources throughout the site, as well as links to relevant state and federal laws. We also provide tips for victims on safety and protection measures as well as warning signs. However, we are not a legal resource, we provide no legal advice, nor do we endorse any specific tip or measure. These are an accumulation of ideas found throughout the research, with some relevant updates. These are to help educate you, please seek appropriate professional advice or assistance as needed, or call 911 in an emergency.

Research has found stalking victims are more vulnerable to job loss due to stalking behaviors. At least 10% of stalking victims have reported changing or quitting their jobs or leaving (IWPR, 2017). Therefore, to support our community, we will post community relevant or advertised jobs on applicable pages. You can find them on your counties resource page, as well as the global pages for teleworkers and international visitors. We hope this helps our community, please feel free to contact us with relevant job listings! Thank you.

We do not, at this time have the infrastructure to provide individual threat or risk assessments nor can we provide individualized safety plans. It is highly recommended that each individual use the tools we provide as well as other community resources to create their own plans. We assume no responsibility for the assessments you conduct, nor plans you create. The tools we provide are to help guide community members as well as community partners to create assessments and plans for stalking victims, by considering biopsychosocial factors that we may or may not cover.

You may find acronyms or unfamiliar terms throughout this site. We will provide a list here for your convenience:

• DV: domestic (household member) or family member, including but not limited to, extended family, or roommate violence
• IPV: Intimate Partner, romantic, sexual, etc. do not have to live in the home but can, Violence. 
• SA: State's Attorney (Prosecutor)
• Victim, aka Target or survivor: individual the stalker intended to stalk initially, this is a legal term outlined in Maryland state law, affording rights, and assigning responsibilities.
• PPO: Personal Protective Order (Peace and Protection) Order
• "Stalkerware" aka spyware: app, software program, or device that enables the stalker or proxy to secretly monitor and record activity about you, or those in your circle, through electronic device(s), i.e. phone, computer, etc. 
• Stalking "proxy:" A person or entity sent (or used) on the stalker's behalf, to watch and/or gather information from the victim/target, sometimes to complete other intimidation tactics, such as make verbal threats or imply such with their presence.
• Your circle: family, friends, or other loved ones who may be in your support "network." we use this term to refer to anyone who may not be a support "professional."

We are working to address Maryland as a whole, from the cities to the rural outskirts. We want to address the needs of big businesses as well as small agencies, and everything in-between. This endeavor will take some time, as we are in our infancy. If you have a specific need or concern, do not hesitate to contact us, first responders, or your local DV center.

This is a peer-run site, anyone who is interested in contributing their experiences or advice is welcome to contact us. Additionally, if you know of, or have an agency, product, or service you would like to host on our site that is in Maryland, or nearby, please contact us! Thank you.