If you are in a domestic violence situation in your home, but don't feel ready to call and ask for help, there are a few things you can do for yourself...
1. Be prepared to get away if necessary. Plan the safest time to get away.
2. Plan with your children. Make sure they know of a safe place for them. (A room with a lock, a neighbor's house.) Reassure them that it is their job to stay safe, not to protect you.
3. Thank about who you can call, where you can go, and how you can get there.
4. Keep the following things in a safe place: Extra house and vehicle keys, Important papers such as social security cards, birth certificates for you and the children, and a drivers license, cash, credit cards, checkbook. Prescription medications for you and the children. A spare set of clothing and personal items such as eyeglasses, important phone numbers and addresses of friends and relatives.
If you are being physically injured, emotionally or psychologically abused, having sexual relations forced on you against your will, or being threatened in a way that causes you to fear for your safety, Caring Unlimited can help you plan for your safety and tell you about resources available to you BEFORE you need them.
For more information, call Caring Unlimited at 1-800-239-7298
Caring Unlimited also has many options for folks to come and help them in their quest to end domestic violence. If you can volunteer as few as 4 hours a week, you can make a difference to a woman, man or family who is experiencing abuse in their own home.
Please call if you're interested in helping.
GREAT community service work for Noble High Students!!!
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