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A
Protection Plan
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If
you have to, or want to, stay with a man who has
been physically violent with you, please make a
Protection Plan.
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- Do you have an extra suitcase
or shopping bag? Put enough clothes in it
for yourself and your children for a few
days. Use clothes that you do not wear
regularly.
- Do you have documents to
pack? a marriage certificate, birth
certificates, rent receipts, car
registration? You do not need these to seek
shelter, but they will be useful if you
decide to start divorce proceedings or deal
with the Welfare Department.
- Do you have an extra set of keys
for the house, car, and garage? Pack them
now.
- Do you have at least a couple of extra dollars
to pack?
- Where can you put the
bag/suitcase? Put it where you can get to it
and he won't. Use a friends house, attic,
basement, children's toy box...any place he
isn't likely to look. A place AWAY from your
home is probably preferable, in case you
have to leave suddenly.
- This plan will help you protect yourself
and your children. When the violence begins
to build take your children and leave. But
always remember that you are the best judge
of your own safety. Choose the time to leave
as safely as you can.
NOW
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WILL DO NEXT:
- Where are you going to make a phone
call?
- Who are you going to
call?
- How are you going to get
there?
If you make this Protection Plan NOW
then you can protect yourself and your children
from any further violence that is predictable.
If he gets violent only after a check arrives,
or only after he has been drinking, please use a
Protection Plan.
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