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Safety Planning

A personalized, practical plan to improve your safety while experiencing abuse, preparing to leave an abusive situation, or after you leave.

A personalized, practical plan to improve your safety while experiencing abuse, preparing to leave an abusive situation, or after you leave.

Preparing To leave

Let someone you trust keep a bag packed with your essential items and copies of important documents.

Practice how to get out of the home safely.

Plan for a safe place to go if you have to leave suddenly.

Devise a code word to use with your neighbor, children and family when you need them to call the police.

Teach your children how to call the police.

Open a savings account or credit card in your own name.

Leaving

Let someone you trust keep a bag packed with your essential items and copies of important documents.

Practice how to get out of the home safely.

Plan for a safe place to go if you have to leave suddenly.

Devise a code word to use with your neighbor, children and family when you need them to call the police.

After Leaving

Keep a copy of your OP with you at all times and give a copy to your children’s school

Change the locks if you’re still in your home

Install as many security features as possible

Change passwords / login information for online accounts

Increase privacy settings for all online accounts

Check for GPS tracking on phones, cars, and internet -connected devices

Stay in touch with trusted family and friends.

Here’s a checklist of what Copies to make

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other services

You can file a custody or visitation petition at your local Family Court.

Provides you with an intake assessment to determine needs and resources that may be available to you.

The Retreat will assist with completing a child support petition and then submit it at your local Family Court.

When these signs are present, reconnect, engage, and offer support.

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