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| Practical
Steps You Can Take, Or Help A Friend To Take |
| In An Emergency,
If You Are Being Attacked Or Abused |
- Call 999 immediately to alert police
- Stay away from the kitchen
- Get to a room with a door or window so that you can escape
- Call for help
- Get out of the house
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| Have A safety Plan |
- Carry a list of phone numbers of people and organisations
who can help you.
- Carry a mobile phone or make sure you know where you
can make phone-calls from in safety.
Try to save up and carry some money with you so that you
can use telephones, public transport or taxis.
- Have your own set of keys for your house or car. Keep
these and your money in a safe place so that you can get
to it quickly if you need to leave in a hurry.
- Plan in advance where you would go and what you would
need to take if you had to leave (this includes things
like birth certificates, school and medical records, money,
driving documents, cheque book, passport, clothing and
children’s toys). Make sure these are in a safe place
where you can get to them quickly. Contact support organisations
for advice about where to go.
- If you are planning to leave, it is best to avoid confrontation
by leaving when your partner is not there.
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| If You Live Alone
Or Not With The Person Who Is Abusing You |
- Change the locks and install window locks. Get advice
from your local police.
- Use an answering machine to screen your calls
Have an ex-directory number
- Inform neighbours of the situation so that they can contact
the police if they see or hear anything unusual.
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| Other Steps You
Can Take |
- Inform someone you trust at work about your situation
- Plan differing routes home from work and avoid routines
- Make sure no one passes on your new details if you have
had to move or change phone number.
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| Talk About It |
- Children do not have to see violence to be affected by
it. They hear it and sense it, and can be frightened and
saddened by it. Talk to your children and tell them its
not their fault. There are organisations who can specifically
help children who need to talk about things that are upsetting
them.
- Talk to your friends, relatives, doctor or nurse about
how you are feeling.
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