Safety Planning
Important Numbers:
Police: 911
ATV: 970-669-5150
DV Hotline: 970.880-1000
Important Steps to Take
Hide copies of these documents or give them to a friend so that when you are ready to leave you will have them in a safe place.
- Birth certificates (yours, children’s, batterer’s)
- Social Security cards (yours, children’s, batterer’s)
- Children's school records
- Medical records
- Bank books and account numbers
- TANF/Colorado Works identification
- Passports, legalization papers, green cards
- Insurance policy papers and accounts
- Lease documents and/or loan documents for cars, titles and/or pink slip, registration
- Mortgage and/or lease paperwork
- Important phone numbers and account numbers
- Copies of all monthly bills (credit cards, car payments, loan payments, utility bills, phone bills, etc.)
- Marriage license
- Divorce or separation paperwork, custody paperwork
- Copy of Protection Order (multiple—one in car, at home, at work, etc)
- Copy of last tax statements (federal and state)
- Address book
- Limited pictures, jewelry, items of sentimental value
Takes these steps ahead of time
- Leave extra money, car keys, clothes and documents with someone you trust, but that will not be put in danger.
- keep change for phone calls/a cell phone with you at all times
- open your own savings account
- rehearse your escape route with a support person
- review your safety plan with your children
Prepare and hide the following in a safe place:
- Extra set of car and house keys
- Money and food
- Child care supplies (diapers, formula, one toy each)
- Change of clothing for each person leaving
- Medication
- Cell phone/911 phone
Have important phone numbers available to your children and yourself.
I can call these friends/relatives in an emergency:
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
Neighbors that will call the police for me:
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
I can go to these places if I have to quickly:
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
Name: _________________________ Phone: _____________________
Address: ___________________________________________________
or the nearest police station or public place.
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