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→ Safety planning when Preparing to leave
Staying Safe When Preparing to Leave
- Leave money, clothes, an extra set of keys, and important documents with someone you trust.
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Items to take with you when leaving:
- Driver’s license, photo ID, DSHS ID, Social Security Card
- Vehicle registration, proof of insurance, title
- Both your children’s and your birth certificate, school and vaccination records
- Work permits, green card, passports, divorce papers, marriage certificates
- Copies of Protection Orders, No Contact Orders, Restraining Orders
- Keys, important phone numbers
- Medications, medical records, insurance papers (for self and children)
- Lease/Rental agreements, house deed, mortgage payment book
- Copy of your résumé
- Employment records, address book
- Clothes (for both you and your children)
- Pictures, jewelry, children’s favorite toys/blankets
- Diapers, formula, wipes
- Non perishable food items
- Small saleable items
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Check with friends and/or family to know who will let you stay with them or who will lend you money.
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Review your safety plan periodically in order to plan the safest route; review it with someone you trust.
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Open a bank account in your name; build credit in your name by getting a credit card.
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Continue to build independence in a safe way.
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Rehearse your escape plan and practice it with your children.