I can use some or all of the following strategies:

1. If I have/decide to leave my home, I will go to _____________________________________.
   
   
2. I can tell _____________________ about the violence and request they call the police if they hear suspicious noises coming from my house.
   
   
3. I can teach my children how to use the telephone to contact the police.
   
   
4. I will use __________________ as my code word so someone can call for help.
   
   
5. I can keep my purse/car keys ready at __________________________ in order to leave quickly.
   
   
6. I will use my judgment and intuition. If the situation is very serious, I can give my partner what he/she wants to calm him/her down. I have to protect myself until I/we are out of danger.

I can use some or all of the following safety strategies:

1. I will keep copies of important documents, keys, clothes and money at _________________________________________.
   
   
2. I will open a savings account by ____________________ to increase my independence.
   
   
3. Other things that increase my independence include: _________________________________________________________.
   
   
4. I can keep change for my phone calls on me at all times. I understand that if I use my telephone credit card, the telephone bill will show my partner those numbers that I called after I left.
   
   
5. I will check with _______________________________ and my advocate _______________________ to see who would be able to let me stay with them or lend me some money.
   
   
6. If I plan to leave, I won't tell my abuser in advance face to face, but I will call or leave a note from a safe place.

Safety measures I can use include:

1. I can change the locks on my doors and windows as soon as possible.
   
   
2. I can replace wooden doors with steel/metal doors.
   
   
3. I can install additional locks, window bars, poles to wedge against doors, and electronic systems, etc.
   
   
4. I can install motion lights outside.
   
   
5. I will teach my children how to make a collect call to _____________________________________ if my partner takes the children.
   
   
6. I will tell people who take care of my children that my partner is not permitted to pick up my children.
   
   
7. I can inform ______________________________ that my partner no longer resides with me and they should call the police if he is observed near my residence.

The following are steps that help the enforcement of my protection order:

1. Always carry a certified copy with me and keep a photocopy.
   
   
2. I will give my protection order to police departments in the community where I work and live.
   
   
3. I can get my protection order to specify and describe all guns my partner may own and authorize a search for removal.