Category > Looking after yourself, Self-love & Self-care, Violence & Abuse
Safety Plan
What's a safety plan?
A safety plan is a practical plan to help you stay safe and lower the risk of being hurt by your abuser. The plan will include specific information to help you know what to do and who to contact when needed. The safety plan looks at any risks you are facing, your physical and emotional needs and supports you to make choices to keep you from serious harm. Speak with at least one professional in your life who you trust that can help you with the plan, as they will be an important part of it and need to be aware of it and the support that you need.
Why do I need a safety plan?
Because you are important and it’s important to keep you safe. Everyone, including you, deserves a relationship that is healthy, safe and supportive. If you are in a relationship that is abusive a safety plan can reduce the risk of harm. It also gives you space and a chance to reflect of the relationship, what you want, whether you want to end it and how to keep you as safe as possible. Remember you cannot control your partner but you can take control of your wellbeing.
How do I make a safety plan?
My Safety Plan
People
I will talk with someone that I can trust about what is happening to me and keep them updated, including with how I am feeling. That person is:
Name……….
Telephone Number………..
Other contact number or way to contact………..
Another person I trust that I can talk to about what is happening to me is:
Name……….
Telephone Number………
Other contact Number or way to contact……….
Other services and organisations I can contact that support young people in abusive relationships are:
1. ………
2. ………
3. ………
The 3 things that I know will keep me safe are:
1. ………
2. ………
3. ………
Safe spaces
A safe space where I can go to in my house to make a call if I don’t feel safe at home is:
The safe space in my home……….
The person I will call……….
Their number……….
A safe space where I can go to in my school/college/university if I don’t feel safe is:
The safe space………
The person I will speak to or call………
Their number………
The person who I can talk to at school/college/university is:……….
A place I can go to that is not home or school/college/university is:……….
The safe space……….
The person I will speak to or call……….
Their number……….
My Wellbeing – Staying Safe Emotionally
If I feel down, scared, depression, worried, upset I can call:………..
The person I will speak to or call………..
Their number………..
If they are not available, the other person I can speak to or call is:………..
The person I will speak to or call………..
Their number………..
Other services I can call are:
1. ………..
2. ………..
3. ………..
4. ………..
A 24-hour service I can call is:………..
Plan of how to deal with situations
If my boyfriend/girlfriend tries to make me feel bad about myself I will:
(for example, 1. say to myself that is not true 2. think of the things I love and appreciate about me)……….
If I physically do not feel safe with my boyfriend/girlfriend I will:
(for example, 1. Make sure I am not alone with them)……….
Staying Safe
Things I can do to stay safe are:
❤️Always have my mobile with me and a charger so can charge if needed
❤️Always have money on me
❤️Always have my bus/travel card with me
❤️Always tell someone where I am going, who I am going with and what time I will be back
❤️Trust my feelings
❤️Know it’s not my fault
❤️Keep my social media as private/use privacy settings
❤️Not go anywhere I know my abuser goes
❤️Keep any abusive messages/threats to give to police
❤️If I really do not feel safe to call/go to the police
❤️Contact the people in my safety plan for support
Other things i can do to stay safe are:
………………………………………………..
………………………………………………..
………………………………………………..
To have prepared
If I live with my abuser, in case I need to leave quickly I will have a bag ready, and this will be kept where I can pick it up safety at:
……………………………………………
A safe place or person it is with is:
……………………………………………
In the bag I will have: (For example, money, spare phone and charger, clothes, medication, valuable items, birth certificate)
……………………………………………
Other ways I can support me are:
……………………………………………
A person’s number I can remember if needed is:
Name……………………………………………
Their number I can remember ……………………………………………
