How to Make a Safety Plan

• Put aside money and clothes in case you have to leave home. Store them at a place away from the house, where you can get to them after you leave.
• Memorize the emergency phone number of the domestic abuse shelter.
• Tell someone you trust about the violence and set up a signal to get help.
• Keep important documents, like your identification, social security cards and birth certificates for you and your children, in a safe place.
• Have an extra key made for your car and home.
• Teach children emergency numbers.