Checklist These items may be good to have if I decide to leave: IDENTIFICATION __Drivers license __Birth certificates & SSN #Ős FINANCIAL __Money/Credit cards __Bank books/ Checkbooks __Social Security benefits/payee info. __Welfare information LEGAL PAPERS __MY ORDER OF PROTECTION __Lease, rental agreement, deed __Car registration & insurance papers __Health & Life insurance papers __Medical records __School records __Work permits/Green card/VISA __Marriage/Divorce/Custody papers OTHER __House & car keys __Medication, medical information, medical supplies/medic alert system __Phone numbers of emergency medical & support personnel __Assistive devices (i.e. hearing aids, oxygen tanks, glasses, batteries, etc) __Supplies for service animal __Address books __Toiletries & change of clothes You Are Not Alone Rose Brooks Center helps people who have been impacted by domestic violence. Rose Brooks Center offers free shelter, support, counseling, and advocacy services. 24-hr Domestic Violence Hotline: 816.861.6100 MOCSA helps people who have been impacted by sexual abuse or assault. MOCSA offers free support, counseling, advocacy, & education services. MOCSAŐs 24-hr Crisis Line: 816.531.0233 Institute for Human Development (IHD) provides support and referrals to services for people with disabilities. Contact IHD during business hours: 816.235.1770 TTY: 800.452.1185 This project was supported by Grant No. 2006-FW-AX-K014 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. You Have the Right to Be Safe Is someone hurting you? Do you feel unsafe? We can help. Rose Brooks Center 24-hr Domestic Violence Hotline: 816.861.6100 Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) 24-hr Sexual Violence Crisis Line: 816.531.0233 913.642.0233 MO Relay: 800.735.2966 IN CASE OF EMERGENCY CALL: 911 What is a Safety Plan? It is a plan that you have in your head or that you have written down on paper that is made to keep you safe or as safe as possible. This plan is a first step. An advocate can help you to plan more and find resources. Your safety plan can change as things in your life change. When to Use a Safety Plan Ą When you feel afraid for your safety. Ą When someone is hurting you. Ą When someone tells you they want to hurt you. Ą When you are being abused. Ą When someone who abuses you still lives, works or contacts you. Ą For keeping yourself safe after you have ended your relationship with someone who is abusive. Ą When someone is stalking you. Ą When someone has forced you to have sex or do something sexual when you did not want to. Planning for Safety Here are some ideas that could help me stay safe. I can use the ideas that work for me. Remember: I DO NOT DESERVE TO BE HURT OR FEEL AFRAID! During a fight, I will try to be close to an exit. I will try to stay away from anywhere where guns or knives are kept. I can practice how to get out of my home safely. I will identify a safe friend I can tell about the abuse and ask them to call the police if they hear fighting coming from my home. I will pre-register with the 911 call center to share disability related information that would be helpful for first responders. In case I need to leave I will have a packed bag ready and keep it at a safe personŐs home so I can leave quickly. I can make a plan for where I will go if I have to leave home. I will tell them about any needs I may have. I can have the locks changed on my doors & windows or ask my landlord to change them. I can have _____________________ check in on me every ____________. I can__________________________ ______________________________ to increase my mobility. If I have a protection order, I can tell family, friends, neighbors, teachers and my doctor or health care provider that the order is in place. At work I can decide who I will tell about my situation. This may be building security. Give a picture of ____________________ if possible. If I am feeling down, lonely or confused, I can call _______________ or I can attend a support group at _____________________________. I can ask a friend that knows about computers how my abuser may find information about me.