Creating a safety plan.

What's a safety plan? It's a personal emergency plan that helps keep you safe from your partner, during or after the relationship.

Starting a safety plan? Here’s a quick guide to get you thinking about it. 

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Staying Safe in the Relationship

• Memorize important phone numbers by heart.

• Hide emergency cash, keys, clothes, and important papers somewhere safe.

• Find the safest spots in your house, with no weapons and easy exits.

• Always have your cell phone and keep it charged.

• Work out a help signal with friends or neighbors.

• Practice a quick escape from your home.

Stay Safe After Leaving

• Change your locks and increase home security.

• Let your kids' caregivers know who can pick them up.

• Keep a protective order with you.

• Use a P.O. box or a friend's place for mail.

• Tell your work about the situation for safety at the job.

• Stay away from old hangouts.

Internet and Tech Safety

• Use public computers for private searches.

• Start a new email for confidential talks.

• Get a separate pay-as-you-go phone.

• Tighten up your social media privacy and keep passwords secret.

• Share less personal info online to avoid being tracked.