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DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SAFETY TIPS:

IF YOU STAY, STAY SAFE


  • Listen to your instincts-do whatever it takes to stay safe. Plan how you will get away safely no matter where you are.
  • Be careful not to “give away” your safety plan to your abuser.
  • Memorize the phone number for the Crisis Line  970-586-4000.  In an emergency, dial 911.


IF YOU LEAVE BE SAFE AND PREPARED
  • Have an extra set of keys made and keep them in a safe place.
  • Have a copy of any important documents and keep in a safe place.
Safety Alert Tips
If you are in danger, call 911,  or your local Hotline,  U.S. National Domestic Violence
 Hotline at 1-800-799-7233 and TTY  1-800-787-3224.

http://www.abanet.org/tips/dvsafety.html



Identification:

 Birth certificate(s)
 Driver's License/ Military ID
Social Security Card(s)
Passport(s)
 Insurance documents

Financial:

Money/credit cards
 Checkbooks, bankbooks
 Savings bonds
Food stamps

Legal Papers:

Copy of your Order of Protection
 Car registration/ insurance Copy of lease/ deed to home
 Medical and school records Separation/ custody papers
Power of attorney/will

Other:
 Medications, prescriptions,
Keys to home and vehicles
address books, clothes

CHILDREN IMMUNIZATIONS

 

 

  • In a 1995-1996 study conducted in the 50 States and the District of Columbia, nearly 25% of women and 7.6% of men were raped and/or physically assaulted by a current or former spouse, cohabiting partner, or dating partner/acquaintance at some time in their lifetime (based on survey of 16,000 participants, equally male and female).
  • Patricia Tjaden & Nancy Thoennes, U.S. Dep't of Just., NCJ 181867, Extent, Nature, and Consequences of Intimate Partner Violence, at iii (2000), available at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/pubs-sum/181867.htm


What is Stalking?

Stalking is the term used to describe repeated harassing or threatening behavior toward another person. A stalker can be a stranger or someone the victim knows including a partner, an ex-partner, or a family member

STALKING

If you are being stalked, call our hot- line 24 hours a day, 7 days a week: 1- 866.6895. HELP (4357)