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Louisiana Domestic Violence Hotline:
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IF YOU'RE STILL IN THE RELATIONSHIP Think of a safe place to go if an argument occurs - avoid rooms with no exit (bathroom), or rooms with weapons (kitchen). Think about and make a list of safe people to contact. Keep money with you at all times, especially coins for telephone calls. Do not use your calling card, your abuser can find you through callings records. Memorize all important telephone numbers. Establish a code word or sign so that family, friends, teachers, or co-workers know when to call for help. Establish a safety plan that provides for sheltering your pet. Be sure that your pet's vaccinations are current. Remember, you have the right to live without fear and violence. IF YOU HAVE LEFT THE RELATIONSHIP: Change your phone number. Screen calls. Save and document all contacts, messages, injuries, or other incidents involving the batterer. Change locks, if the batterer has a key. Plan how to get away if confronted by your former partner. If you have to meet your former partner, do so in a public place. Vary your routine. Notify school, work, and child care contacts. Call a domestic violence program for battered women for information, legal referrals, and support. Where to get help.
The following steps are my plan for increasing my safety and preparing to protect myself in case of further abuse. Although I can't control my abuser's violence, I do have the choice about how I respond and how I get to safety. I will decide for myself if and when I will tell others that I have been abused, or that I am still at risk. Friends, family, and co-workers can help protect me, if they know what is happening, and what they can do to help. To increase my safety, I can do some or all of the following: 1. When I have to talk to my abuser in person, I can __________________________________________. 2. When I talk to my abuser on the phone, I can ______________________________________________. 3. I will make up a code word for my family, co-workers, teachers, or friends, so they know when to call for help. My code word is ___________________________________________________. 4. When I feel threatened, I will try to move to a place where I have the least chance of getting hurt, such as (at work) _____________________________, or (at home) ______________, or (public) _________________. 5. I can tell my family, co-workers, boss or a friend about my situation. I feel safe telling _________________________. 6. I can use the answering machine or ask my co-workers, friends, or ther family members to screen my calls and visitors. I have the right not to receive harassing phone calls. I can ask (at home) ________________, or (at work) __________________, to help screen my phone calls. 7. I can keep change for phone calls with me at all times. I can call any of the following people for assistance or support if necessary and can ask them to call the police if they see my abuser bothering me. Friend ____________________________ Relative __________________________ Co-Worker _______________________ Advocate ________________________ Other ____________________________ 8. When leaving work I can _____________________ to protect myself. 9. When walking, riding, or driving home, if problems occur, I can _________________to protect myself. 10. I can attend a support group for women who have been abused. Support groups are held:_____________ at ____________________. 11. Telephone numbers I need to know: Police/Sheriff's Department:_______________ Probation Officer:_________________________ Domestic Violence Attorney:____________________ Other:____________________________
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