Safety Plan

Find out useful phone numbers, i.e. local Police Station, hospital, Women's Aid etc.
Keep a change of clothes to hand or at a friend's or family address.
Have a spare key in a safe place.
Gather up important documents, i.e. child benefit book, passport, birth certificates and place them with a trusted person for safekeeping.
Keep an emergency cash fund.
Figure out an escape route from the house in order not to get trapped by the aggressor.
Have somewhere to go in an emergency.
Avoid confrontational situations and confined spaces.
Talk to your children. Make sure they do not answer the door.
Alert the local police station to any potential threat.
Have a back-up plan in case things go wrong.
Always be ahead of the situation; think before you go out.
Don't be afraid to ask for help.
Stay away from known areas where the perpetrator may frequent.

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