Resources

If you feel you are in imminent danger, call 911.

Safety Tips

Identify 2-3 trusted, safe people you can confide to about your situation.

Keep a log – events that may seem “random” could uncover a pattern when documented. This information may also prove useful if needed in the future.

Have a safety word/phrase with your trusted confidants. You may not always be able to communicate thoroughly when you are in an unsafe situation.

Be aware of anything in the vicinity that can be used as a weapon.

Safety Tips For Children

Avoid being in the same space as any children when your partner starts becoming violent.

Create a plan with your children when violence happens.

Tell you children violence is never right, even when someone they love is being violent.

National Domestic Violence Hotline	1 (800) 799 – 7233 (SAFE) 1 (800) 787 – 32241 (TTY number for hearing impaired individuals) https://www.thehotline.org
National Crisis Textline	Text HOME to 741741
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline	1-800-273-8255
National Sexual Assault Hotline	1-800-565-HOPE (4673)
National Child Abuse Hotline	1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453)

REACH Beyond Domestic Violence	1 (800) 899 – 4000 (24 hr) – Boston MetroWest
HAWC- Healing Abuse Working for Change	1 (800) 547-1649 (24 hr) – Boston North Shore
Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center	1 (978) 388 – 1888 (24hr) – Boston North Shore
DOVE -Domestic Violence Ended	1 (617) 471 – 1234 (24hr) – Boston South Shore 1 (888) 314 – 3683
Respond, Inc.	1 (617) 623 – 5900 (24 hr) – Boston Central
Voices Against Violence	1 (800) 593 – 1125 (24 hr) Framingham 1 (508) 626 – 8686 (TTY)