Creating a Safety Plan
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Creating a Safety Plan
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Many survivors of domestic violence find it helpful to create a safety plan. You can make one yourself or you can call:
907 452 2293
Local Hotline
800 478 7273
Toll Free
If you decide to write out a safety plan, be sure to keep it in a place where your partner can’t find it.
Why Make a Safety Plan?
Safety plans can be made for a variety of different situations such as:
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Dealing with an emergency such as when a physical assault occurs -
Continuing to live with a partner who has been abusive
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Continuing to date a partner who has been abusive -
Protecting yourself after you have ended a relationship with an abusive partner
Important Considerations for Your Safety Plan
There are certain things that are helpful to consider in planning for your future safety.
Phone Numbers:
Where can you keep important phone numbers (police, hotline, friends, shelter) for yourself and your children?
Help to call police:
Is there anyone you can ask to call the police if they hear suspicious noises coming from your house or apartment?
How to get out of your home:
If you need to get out of your house or apartment in a hurry, what door, window, elevator or stairwell will you be able to use in order to get out safely?If you need a place to stay for a while, where can you go? Can you arrange to stay with family or friends in a crisis?Do you have the phone number to the Interior Alaska Center for Non-Violent Living?
Personalized Safety Plan
Victim Inventory of Goals, Options, and Risks
Safety Planning for Stalking Victims
907 452 2293
Local Hotline
800 478 7273
Toll Free