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Violence/Abuse
Leaving safely – make a plan
Every situation is different. Leaving may heighten the threat of violence, but experts agree that careful planning can be helpful in protecting abuse victims from future harm.
A Personal Safety Plan
- I will have important phone numbers available to my children and myself.
- I will have a code word that will alert my friends/family that I am in danger. The code word is __________________.
- I can tell ___________ and _____________about the violence and ask them to call the police if they hear suspicious noises coming from my home.
- If I leave my home, I will go to one of the following places: _____________________, ________________, ____________________, or ______________.
- I can leave extra money, car keys, clothes, and copies of documents with ________________.
- I will keep change or a phone card with me at all times.
- If I leave, I will bring the following important phone numbers:
RAINN for referral to local hotline –toll-free 1-800-656-4673
- Police_____________________
- Hotline ___________________
- Friends ___________________
_______________________________
- Shelter ___________________
Items to Bring with You
Identification
- Driver's license
- Birth certificates
- Social security cards
- Passport/green card/welfare ID
Records
- Auto registration
- Medical records
- Health insurance cards
- Children’s school records
- Bankbooks, investment information
- Credit and ATM cards
- Mortgage/Auto payment books
- Insurance policies –life, disability, car, homeowners
Legal
- Protection orders
- Marriage license
- Divorce papers
- Documentation of jointly-owned assets / property
- Child custody papers
- Documentation of past abuse – photos, medical records, police reports
Personal
- Cash
- Car/house keys
- Medications
- Clothes, pictures, jewelry, items of sentimental value
- Children’s favorite toys/books/blankets
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