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We can help you create a personal
safety plan, and recommend that you work through this process
with an advocate's help by calling
us at 541-592-2515.
However, if you cannot contact us, the questions below can help
you create a very simple plan. Your goal is to plan --
before you're in danger -- the steps you can take to defuse or
escape a dangerous situation.
To increase my safety, I can do
some or all of the following:
1. When I have to talk to
my abuser in person, I can:
2. When I talk to my
abuser on the phone, I can:
3. I will make up a "code
word" for my family, co-workers, or friends, so they know when
to call for help for me. My code word is:
4. When I feel a fight
coming on, I will try to move to a place that is lowest risk for
getting hurt such as:
or (at work):
or:
(at home) (in public)
5. I can tell my family,
co-workers, boss, or a friend about my situation. I feel safe
telling:
6. I can use an answering
machine or ask my co-workers, friends or other family members to
screen my calls and visitors. I have the right to not receive
harassing phone calls. I can ask:
to help screen (home) (work) my phone calls.
7. I can keep change for
phone calls with me at all times. I can call any of the
following people for assistance or support if necessary and can
ask them to call the police if they see my abuser bothering me.
friend:
relative:
co-worker:
counselor:
shelter:
other:
8. When leaving work I
can:
9. When walking, riding
or driving home, if problems occur, I can:
10. I can attend a
support group for women who have been abused. Support groups are
held:
at:
11. Telephone Numbers I
Need to Know:
Police/Sheriffs Department:
Probation Officer:
Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program:
Counselor:
Clergy Person:
Attorney:
Other:
Form created by
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