Julia Knach is currently the Mental Health Program Supervisor at Baltimore Child Abuse Center (BCAC). She recently accepted this position in order to undertake the creation of a mental health program at the BCAC. Previously, Julia Knach was the Clinical Supervisor with Family and Children’s Services (FCS), supervising both Baltimore City and County. She was with FCS for 1.5 years. She works with all populations dealing with trauma and abuse. Prior to joining FCS, she worked at Hope Health Systems satellite office. Here she worked with families throughout Baltimore City that were dealing with both trauma and addictions. The families had been separated due to addiction and she provided both mental health and addictions counseling. Before Hope Health Systems, she worked at Harbel Prevention and Recovery as the adolescent team leader. She received her BA from Arcadia University in 2002, where she received her BA in Art’s for psychology. During her time in undergraduate, she spent a year in Australia studying abroad. She attended University of Baltimore and received her Master’s degree in Applied Psychology with a minor in Forensic. She grew up in Baltimore, Maryland and has spent most of her adult life in Maryland.