Getting Ready to Leave Keep any evidence of physical abuse, such as pictures. Know where you can go to get help; tell someone what is happening to you. If you are injured, go to a doctor or an emergency room and report what happened to you. Ask that they document your visit. Plan with your children and identify a safe place for them, like a room with a lock or a friend’s house where they can go for help. Reassure them that their job is to stay safe, not to protect you. Contact your local battered women’s shelter and find out about laws and other resources available to you before you have to use them during a crisis. Keep a journal of all violent incidences, noting dates, events and threats made, if possible. Acquire job skills or take courses at a community college as you can. Try to set money aside or ask friends or family members to hold money for you. Front Page DV Information/ Native American/ Legal Advocacy/ General Information What is Abuse? Why Women Stay Range of Behavior of Domestic Violence Survivors Types of Domestic Abuse Domestic Violence Safety Plan for Stalking Facts About Violence Against Mid-Life & Older Women Warning Signs Myths MN DV Statistics US DV Statistics The Effect on Children Characteristics & Talking To Men Who Batter The Power and Control Wheel Are You In Danger Quiz? Personal Safety With An Abuser General Guidelines for Leaving an Abusive Relationship Getting Ready to Leave Emergency Checklist After Leaving the Abusive Relationship Problems of Rural Battered Women Psychological Stages of Battered Woman Syndrome 12 Ways To Tell if He Will Batter Alcohol Abuse and Domestic Violence