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The
following steps represent ways to keep yourself safe
if you have decided to stay in your abusive relationship.
This will increase your safety and help you prepare
in advance for the possibility of further violence.
Although you do not have control over your partners
violence, you do have a choice about how to respond
to your partner and how best to get yourself to safety.
Safety
during an argument:
1. If we have an argument on a date and I feel unsafe,
I will: ________________________________________
(Who could I call to get a safe ride home? What would
I do if I'm left in an isolated area? Do I have a cell
phone?)
2.
If we have an argument at school and I feel unsafe,
I will: ________________________________________
(Who could help you? Where could you be safe at school?
Which teacher or counselor do you trust?)
3.
If we have an argument in a house and I feel unsafe,
I will try to have us discuss it in: _________________
(Try to avoid arguments in the bathroom, garage, kitchen,
near weapons or in rooms without access to a door.)
4.
I will use___________ as my code word with my family
and friends so that they can call for help.
Safety
in my home:
1.
I will _____________________________________ if he comes
over and I am alone and feeling unsafe.
(Who can you call to come over? Who can you call if you
need help?)
2. I will ____________________________________if we get
into an argument and I feel unsafe.
(What exits are there in your house? Where are all the
phones you can use to call the police?)
3. When he calls and I feel threatened I will: _______________________________________________
(Can you screen your calls with an answering machine?
Change your phone number? Can you get call blocking on
your phone?) |
