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E. I can keep change for phone calls on me at all times. I understand that if I use my

telephone credit card, the following month’s phone bill will show my batterer those

numbers I called after I left. To keep my phone communications confidential, I must

either use coins, or I might ask to use a friend’s phone card for a limited time when I

first leave.

F. I will check with _________________________ and _________________________ to see

who would be able to let me stay with them or lend me some money.

G. I can leave extra clothes or money with __________________________.

H. I will sit down and review my safety plan every _______________ in order to plan the

safest way to leave the residence. ________________________ (domestic violence

advocate or friend’s name) has agreed to help me review this plan.

I. I will rehearse my escape plan and, as appropriate, practice it with my children.

STEP 3: Safety in my own residence. There are many things that a woman can do to increase

her safety in her own residence. It may be impossible to do everything at once, but safety measures

can be added step by step.

Safety measures I can use:

A. I can change the locks on my doors and windows as soon as possible.

B. I can replace wooden doors with steel/metal doors.

C. I can install security systems including additional locks, window bars, poles to wedge against

doors, an electronic system, etc.

D. I can purchase rope ladders to be used for escape from second floor windows.

E. I can install smoke detectors and fire extinguishers for each floor of my house/apartment.

F. I can install an outside lighting system that activates when a person is close to the house.

G. I will teach my children how to make a collect call to me and to _________________ (name of

friend, etc.) in the event that my partner takes the children.

H. I will tell the people who take care of my children which people have permission to pick up my

children and that my partner is not permitted to do so. The people I will inform about pick-up

permission include:

_________________________________ (name of school)

_________________________________ (name of babysitter)

_________________________________ (name of teacher)

_________________________________ (name of Sunday-school teacher)

_________________________________ (name[s] of others)

I. I can inform ________________________ (neighbor) and ________________________ (friend)

that my partner no longer resides with me and that they should call the police if he is observed near

my residence.

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