Create a Safety Plan

The following list was sourced from laurashouse.org/safety-planning.

Tell a trusted family member or friend

Keep a phone in a safe room that you can lock from the inside or try to have a cell phone on you at all times.

Make a list of emergency phone numbers. Memorize important numbers.

Let your child’s teacher and principal know enough about the situation so they can be prepared in case of a crisis. Ask them if they can agree to not release the children to the other parent.

Work out a safe way to pick up children from school.

Make a list of resources that are available to you.

Pack a “Safety bag” and store it in a place where your abuser will not find it in your home or give it to a friend. The bag should contain:

Money or credit cards you have saved to pay for food, gas, and other necessities.

Copies of important keys

Medicine

Originals or color copies of important documents like: Social Security cards, birth certificates, passports, immigration paperwork

School and medical records

Car registration

Banking information

Insurance cards

Any other important personal papers

Questions to consider:

Where is the safest place to go to and how will you get there?

Who can you tell that you are leaving?

Will a restraining order be helpful?

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