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Safety Plan

If you feel that you are potentially be involved in a violent relationship, it is important to plan for your safety as well as that of your children and pets. A safety plan is a personalized, practical plan that outlines strategies for enhancing your safety during the relationship, while you prepare to leave, and after the relationship ends.

What is a Safety Plan?

A safety plan includes actions that can help lower your risk of being hurt by your partner. The information your safety plan is specific to your situation and is designed to increase your safety at school, home, and other places you regularly go.

Create a Safety Plan

Although you can’t control an abuser’s use of violence, you can plan how you will respond to future abusive or violent incidents, prepare for the possibility of an incident happening, and plan how get to safety. It is your decision if and when you tell others that you have been abused, or that you are still at risk.

Additionally, we have advocates available to assist you in creating your safety plan.

Please call us at (936) 441-4044 ext. 23.

Download Safety Planning Tips (PDF)

Technology & Safety

Technology and the Internet are powerful tools for anyone experiencing domestic violence. They can be essential resources for accessing information and help. They are also valuable platforms for connecting with friends, family members, advocates, and other service providers. Unfortunately, they can also be used by abusive partners to commit harassment and stalking, making it all the more important to ensure your safety online. Check out TechSafety Survivor Resources for more information.

Pet Safety

Protect the ones you love — all of them. Planning for your loved ones’ safety means planning for the safety of your pets. While your personal safety should always be your first priority, it’s important to consider how your pets fit into any plans you make to leave.

Not only is there a significant chance that victims of domestic abuse will own a companion animal, it is also highly likely that they will be reluctant to part with their pets due to strong, familial attachments to them. It is a sobering fact that nearly 25% of battered women will remain in an abusive situation out of fear for their pet’s safety, typically because they believe that their partner will harm or kill their pet.

What is a Safety Plan?

A safety plan includes actions that can help lower your risk of being hurt by your partner. The information your safety plan is specific to your situation and is designed to increase your safety at school, home, and other places you regularly go.

Create a Safety Plan

Although you can’t control an abuser’s use of violence, you can plan how you will respond to future abusive or violent incidents, prepare for the possibility of an incident happening, and plan how get to safety. It is your decision if and when you tell others that you have been abused, or that you are still at risk.

Additionally, we have advocates available to assist you in creating your safety plan.

Please call us at (936) 441-4044 ext. 23.

Download Safety Planning Tips (PDF)

Technology & Safety

Technology and the Internet are powerful tools for anyone experiencing domestic violence. They can be essential resources for accessing information and help. They are also valuable platforms for connecting with friends, family members, advocates, and other service providers. Unfortunately, they can also be used by abusive partners to commit harassment and stalking, making it all the more important to ensure your safety online. Check out TechSafety Survivor Resources for more information.

Pet Safety

Protect the ones you love — all of them. Planning for your loved ones’ safety means planning for the safety of your pets. While your personal safety should always be your first priority, it’s important to consider how your pets fit into any plans you make to leave.

Not only is there a significant chance that victims of domestic abuse will own a companion animal, it is also highly likely that they will be reluctant to part with their pets due to strong, familial attachments to them. It is a sobering fact that nearly 25% of battered women will remain in an abusive situation out of fear for their pet’s safety, typically because they believe that their partner will harm or kill their pet.

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The Montgomery County Women’s Center came into my life when I needed it the most, but I didn’t know that at the time. Being in an abusive relationship you think that YOU were doing something wrong or you can “fix” them. When I started to hear the patterns and then see the patterns, I knew I needed to change something. That change ended up being hard but they were with me through those hard times. I can honestly say that I’m in a better place now because of the work they did for me and with me.

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The Women’s Center has been one of the biggest blessings of my life. At the shelter I felt safe and was given resources to be able to stand on my own – away from my abuser. Then at Reaching Pines, I feel very supported and appreciate learning how to protect myself and notice red flags in future relationships.

-- Susan
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