Domestic Violence

Your Personal Safety Plan

This section will help you plan for your safety. If you don’t have some of this information, now is the time to get it. IMPORTANT! KEEP THIS INFORMATION IN A SAFE AND PRIVATE PLACE WHERE YOUR BATTERER CANNOT FIND IT!

1. Important phone numbers:

Police: 911 or

Domestic Violence Hot Line: 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) http://www.ndvh.org

My attorney:
Other:

2. I can call these friends or relatives in an emergency:

Name:
Phone:

Name:
Phone:

3. These neighbors will call the police if they hear me being battered:

Name:
Phone:

Name:
Phone:

4. I can go to these places if I have to leave my home in a hurry:

Name:
Phone:
Address:

Name:
Phone:
Address:

5. I have given copies of the documents checked below to a friend for safekeeping:

[__] My birth certificate

[__] My children’s birth certificates

[__] My social security card

[__] My children’s school records

[__] My children’s medical records

[__] Bank books

[__] Welfare identification

[__] My passport or green card

[__] My children’s passports or green cards

[__] Insurance papers

[__] My lease agreement or mortgage payment book

[__] Important addresses and telephone numbers

[__] Other:

[__] Other:

[__] Other:

6. The following are hidden in a safe place:

[__] An extra set of car keys

[__] Some extra money

[__] An extra change of clothes for me and my children

[__] Other:

[__] Other:

 


CONTENTS

  • Now is the Time!
  • Where to Turn
  • What is Domestic Violence?
  • Don’t Believe These Domestic Violence Myths
  • Who are the Abusers?
  • Who are the Victims?
  • Breaking the Cycle of Violence
  • How to Help a Friend Who is a Domestic Violence Victim
  • How to Let Your Friends Help You
  • Safety Measures While You’re in an Abusive Relationship
  • Safety After You Have Left the Relationship
  • Your Personal Safety Plan
  • Recommended for Further Reading
  • National Information Centers