Safety Planning
Safety Is The First Step
InterAct’s around-the-clock crisis lines are available to people dealing with abuse to answer questions, provide assistance, and help prepare a safety plan.
What exactly is a “safety plan”? It is a proactive strategy someone in an abusive situation/relationship creates with a trained counselor laying out steps to take that can help keep themselves and their families safe.
While a person may not have control over their abuser’s violence, they can prepare how to anticipate and respond to abuse and use their safety plan.
While it can be hard to understand why a person stays in a violent situation, it is important to know that statistics show that leaving a domestic violence relationship is often the most dangerous time for a victim.
The decision to disclose experiences of abuse or ongoing risk is the victim’s to make. If they share this information, friends, family, and coworkers can assist in implementing the safety plan if they are aware of InterAct’s crisis lines, which are available as a resource.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE: (919) 828-7740; (866) 291-0855 toll-free
SEXUAL ASSAULT: (919) 828-3005; (866) 291-0853 toll-free
SPANISH: (844) 203-8896
Resources:
LGBTQ Safety Planning for Domestic Violence
Lethality Assessment Protocol (LAP) Program
Domestic Violence Protection Order
Address Confidentiality Program
Quick Guide to Enforcing Your Protective Order
Quick Guide to Enforcing Your Protective Order
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