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Create a Personalized Safety Plan

Leaving is often the scariest and most dangerous time of an abusive relationship. It is important to develop a safety plan. If you are in immediate physical danger, call 911.

What’s a safety plan you ask?  A safety plan is a plan to keep you and your family safe. Your safety is the most important thing.  Every plan is different and created specifically to your needs. Here are a few simple tips to help you create a Safety Plan that will help you and your family escape your situation and get to a safe location without harm.   

•  Keep a copy of all your important papers (birth certificates, social security cards, shot records, bank accounts, immigration papers etc.)
•  Make sure you have important phone numbers on you (Police, Sheriff, Friends, Family, Shelter, etc.)
• Talk to your neighbors.  Make a plan that if they see the porch light on to call 911 or the curtains pulled to the left / right.  Find whatever is going to work for you.
• Create a safe word that you use on the phone with friends and family.  If you use that word they know to call 911.
• Have a bag of extra clothing packed and ready to go.  If you feel unsafe leaving these things in the house, keep an extra bag with family or friends.
• Keep a spare set up keys in a safe place
• Extra money (use cash if you are concerned about being stalked)
• Prescriptions and medications
• Other important items (photos, address book, jewelry, etc.)

Guidelines for Safety Safety Planning for Domestic Violence Victims and their Children click here.