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• Make and practice a plan to get
out of the home or other place(s) where violence might occur |
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• Develop some excuses to leave the home i.e.
need groceries, visiting a friend, etc. |
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• Know what doors, windows, elevators, stairwells
are available for use |
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• Know the quickest route out of your home |
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• Determine which rooms are dangerous (kitchen
has knives) and move out of them |
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• During an incident, know which rooms
are safer and offer an escape route |
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• Keep a phone near you at all times |
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• Get extension phones |
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• Get a cell phone |
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• Keep your keys and purse in a place
that you can access quickly |
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• Keep extra car keys in an accessible
place |
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• Back your car into the driveway and
make sure there is always gas in it |
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• Tell neighbours/co-worker/teacher or
some person you trust to call the police if they think you are at
risk |
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• Develop a visual code or verbal code
to let others know to call the police |
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• Keep clothes, money, medications or
other things you may need in an emergency at a friend or family member’s
home |
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• Ask a friend or neighbour for a key
to their home in case of emergency |
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• Memorize or keep the number of a 24-hour
crisis line or shelter |
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• If an assault is occurring, curl up
in a ball and cover your head neck and ears |
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• Take a self-defence course |
