Safety & Goal Planning

Be Prepared…

• Know where you can get help. Keep a list of important phone numbers (police, domestic violence hotline, hospital) with you.

• Plan with your children. Identify a safe place for them (room with a lock, neighbors house). Let them know that their job is to stay safe, not to protect you.

• Arrange a signal with a neighbor for when you need help.
• Prepare an emergency kit that you can get to quickly. (You may want to keep it at a trusted friend’s/neighbor’s house.) Include:
  • extra set of car and house keys
  • money, food stamps, checkbook, credit card(s), pay stubs
  • birth certificates and other ID for you and your children
  • your driver’s license or other photo identification
  • Social Security card or green card/work permit
  • health insurance cards, medications for you and your children
  • deed or lease to your house or apartment
  • any court papers or orders
  • change of clothes for you and your children
• Plan the safest time to get away. Know which doors, windows, etc. provide escape. Practice with your children for an emergency.
• Get medical help and tell what happened. Ask them to document it.
• Have the doctor, nurse, or a friend take pictures of your injuries/bruises. Save any ripped or bloody clothes.
• Talk to someone about what you can do next.

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or
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