Safety Planning
Safety Plan Guide
A safety plan, specific to you and your life, is a practical guide that helps lower the risk of being hurt by your abuser.
- The safest way for me to get to class is:
- These are places on campus where I often run into my abuser: (I will try and avoid those places as much as possible or try to go when s/he won't be there.)
- There may be places on campus where it is impossible to avoid my abuser. If I need to go to one of those places I can make sure a friend can go with me. I will ask:
- If I feel threatened or unsafe where I am at, I can go to these public areas to feel safe:
- I can tell these people about what is going on in my relationship: (If I feel unsafe during times when my roommate(s) is gone, I will ask at least one of these individuals to stay with me.)
- The safest way for me to leave my place of residence in an emergency is:
- I will use a code word so I can alert my family, friends, roommates and/ or hall mates to call for help without my abuser knowing about it.
- My code word is:
- I told my code word to the following people:
- I will have a bag ready with these important items in case I need to leave quickly:
- Cell phone & charger
- Spare money & keys
- Driver's license (or other form of ID)
- Copy of Protection Order
- Change of clothes
- Medications
- Special photos or other valuable items
- Birth certificate, social security card,& other important documents
- If I have children, anything they may need (important papers. formula, diapers, etc.)