Suggestions for Increasing Safety - In the Relationship

I will have important phone numbers available to my children and myself.

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 can go to these four places:
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________
_______________________________.

I can leave extra money, car keys, clothes, and copies of documents with ____________.

If I leave, I will bring ____________(see checklist).

To ensure safety and independence, I can:

Keep change for phone calls with me at all times; open my own
savings account; rehearse my escape route with a support person;
and review safety plan on ____________(date).

I can set up a P.O. Box that my partner does not know about.

I will pack a bag and hide it ____________________ in case I need to leave quickly.

I will keep an extra set of car keys with me at all times.

I will back my car into the driveway in case I need to leave quickly.

If there is a gun in my home, I will make sure it is stored separately from the ammunition.

I will estabilsh a code word or phrase with a friend. If I use that word on the phone they will immediately call the police.

Adapted from Domestic Violence: The Facts / Personalized Safety Plan from 'Domestic Violence: The Facts' Peace at Home, Inc., 209 Green Street, Third Floor, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130, 617-971-0131 Fax: 617-971-0915