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Safety in Your Own Home

(If your abuser does not live with you)
Upgrade your security system. Change the locks on doors and windows as soon as possible. Consider a security service, window bars, better lighting, smoke detectors, and fire extinguishers.

Have a safety plan. Teach your child/ren or grandchilden how to call the police or someone they can trust. Have a secret code word that you and your children agree one – to communicate trouble and for the people who are allowed to pick the children up.

Change your phone number. Screen your calls if you have an answering machine or caller ID. Save all messages with threats or that violate any orders.

Talk to neighbors and landlord. Inform them that your abuser no longer lives with you and that they should call the police if they see the abuser near your home.

Get legal advice. Find a lawyer knowledgeable about domestic violence to explore custody, visitation, and divorce provisions that protect you and the children. Discuss getting a restraining order as an option

While each person's experience is different, the following information is for informational purposes only. Please contact an advocate for help with your situation.
Options Domestic and Sexual Violence Services
403 E. 23rd Street
PO Box 284 
Hays, KS  67601

1-785-625-3055
1-800-794-4624

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