DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SAFETY PLAN
WHAT YOU NEED TO DO TO ESCAPE AN ABUSIVE
RELATIONSHIP
Are you still in this relationship?
NO
Are you thinking of leaving?
NO
Think of a safe place to go if
an argument happens. Avoid
rooms without exits and
rooms with weapons.
Make a list of people you
trust and memorize all
important phone numbers.
Establish a code word or
sign you can use with your
trusted people when asking
for help.
Think about what to say to
your partner if he/she
becomes violent.
If you think of leaving...
Do you know where to go?
NO
YES
Make a list of people you trust
and would help you if you had
Open a new
bank account
or credit card
If you have
pets: Make
plans for them
to leave.
Keep Cash
always on you
Pack a bag and
hide it somewhere
accessible
Get a new cellphone or make sure you
always have change and know all the
numbers
Think about how you can take your children with you SAFELY
Think of ways to get out of the house: taking
out the trash, going to the store...
PRACTICE how you
would leave.
Change your locks
Change your phone
number and screen all
calls
Carefully document all
contacts, messages, injuries
and other incidents
Stay with others. Avoid staying
Notify all school, work or other important contacts.
alone.
If you have to meet your abuser, only do it in Public
Contact a shelter for battered women
Change your routine
Important
documents
Social security cards for you and your
children
Birth certificates
Marriage licenses
Leases or deeds
Checkbook, check cards, bank
statements
Insurance policies
If you are the victim of domestic abuse, or
know someone who is call:
National Domestic Violence Hotline:
1-800-799-7233
Family Violence Prevention Fund:
1-202-682-1212
National Coalition Against Domestic
Violence:
1-303-839-1852
Proof of income (Paystubs, W-2) for you Visit: thehotline.org
and your spouse
Documentation of past incidents.
Where to Call
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Sources: http://w•.w.'.ncadv.org/protectvourseIf/SafetyPIan_130.htmI http://www.domestcviolence.org/personalized•safetv•plan/
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