| SAFETY PLAN WHEN PREPARING TO LEAVE
Decide and plan where you'll go if you leave home, even if you don't think you’ll need to. Determine who will let you stay with them or lend you some money, if you need money. If you need to flee temporarily, where would you go?
Think through several places where you can go in a crisis. Write down the addresses and phone numbers, and keep them with you.
Check with _______________ and _________ to see who would be able to let me stay with them or lend me some money.
I can leave extra clothes with _________________________.
Leave money, extra keys, and copies of important documents and clothes with someone you trust. I will leave money and an extra set of keys with ______________ so that I can leave quickly.
Keep copies of important documents at _______________________.
Have a packed bag ready and keep in a secret, but accessible place so you can leave quickly.
Always try to take your children with you, or make arrangements to leave them with someone safe.
Keep phone numbers for shelters close by, and keep change or a calling card and a cell phone with you at all times.
Review your safety plan with a domestic violence advocate to plan the safest way to leave your abuser.
Sit down and review your safety plan every ___________ in order to plan the safest way to leave the residence.
_____________ (domestic violence advocate or friend) has agreed to help you review this plan.
Rehearse your escape plan and, as appropriate, practice it with your children.
Open a savings account in your own name to establish and increase your financial independence.
The domestic violence program's hot line number is (931) 381-8580 Seek shelter by calling this hot line.
Keep change for phone calls at all times.
To keep your telephone communications confidential, either use coins or a calling card to make phone calls.
I will always keep a
cell phone with me. All cell phones can call 911.
I will keep this document in a safe place and out of the reach of the abuser.
Review date:_________________________
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Maury County 24--hour Crisis and Referral Hotline at 931-381-8580 OR National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) |
Maury County Center Against Domestic Violence P.O. Box 1961, Columbia, TN 38402 Or contact us at: 931-840-0916 |