Safety Planning
Establish four places you can go when you leave.
Who will help you leave?
Who can you leave a bag of important things with?
Who will lend you money?
Do you have a safety plan for your pets?
Disable GPS on phone and social media accounts. Change your daily routines (where you buy groceries, how you get to work). Open a new bank account/credit card. Do you have a safety plan for your children? Leave as quickly as possible and do not tell the abuser
Have a support person you can turn toGet a protection order from the courtMemorize and practice your safety planTell someone at work about what has happenedCreate a safety plan for workTell the people who care for your children who is allowed to pick your children upChange your locks
What to bring:
- Money, Keys, Extra clothes
- Medicine
- Important papers – birth certificates, SIN, school and medical records, banking information, driver’s licence, address book.
- Passport
- Permanent residency card
- Personal protective orders / divorce papers
- Sentimental things for your children
If you suspect that a friend or family member is in an abusive relationship, please call Delta Police Department at 604.946.4411 or Victim Services at 604.940.5019
