Safety Planning
Your safety (and that of your children) is the most important thing. Below are some tips to keep you safe.
Pack a bag. Hide it somewhere if needed. Give it to a family member of friend if they know of your situation. Some items to include:
Gather important paperwork:
Things to think about:
Pack a bag. Hide it somewhere if needed. Give it to a family member of friend if they know of your situation. Some items to include:
- money (some of it in change)
- keys to car, house, work, etc.
- a change of clothes for you and your children
- address book
- driver's license and car registration
- emergency medicines
Gather important paperwork:
- birth certificates
- social security cards
- school and medical records
- bank records, checkbook, credit cards
- protective order or no-contact order
- divorce papers
- custody papers
- welfare ID
- passports
- green cards
- work permits
- insurance papers
- lease/rental agreements
Things to think about:
- places you could go in an emergency
- people who might help you if you leave, i.e. house you, lend you money, provide moral support
- opening a bank account in your name and putting money into savings
- how and when you might leave, such as when you take out the trash, walk the dog, go to the grocery
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