Child/Youth Safety Plan

SAFETY PLANNING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUTH EXPOSED TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

It is important to vary protection planning according to the age and skills of each child. With kids’ safety plans, less is more. A small number of precautions that can be remembered and carried out in an emergency can be more useful than an extensive plan. With very small children, their safety plan may consist of knowing who to listen to and follow in a crisis.

Protection planning with teens works best when they are treated as experts on their own situation and are allowed to decide what the advocate’s role will be.

MY SAFETY PLAN

Feeling safe means:

I know that someone will take care of me.
I know what is expected of me.
I have an idea about what will probably happen next.
I am not worried that I or someone else will get hurt.
I don’t feel scared.
I feel ok.

Child Safety Plan

Email*
Your Safety Plan once completed will be emailed to this address
Safe people I can talk to when I don’t feel safe
Name Phone
When there is trouble I can call someone*
Do you have your own phone?
- YES
- NO
I can find the family phone in this room.*
Where can I go and hide when I don't feel safe?*
A Safe Place has: MORE THAN ONE WAY OUT & NOTHING THAT CAN BE USED AS A WEAPON
PLACES AT HOME PLACES AT SCHOOL OTHER SAFE PLACES
Our Family uses a CODE WORD when it's time to call for HELP!*
Our FAMILY CODE WORD IS:
Will I be responsible to help my brothers/sistesr if there is danger?*
- YES
- NO
If YES what will I do?
What is our Family Meeting Spot?*
I should NOT try to stop a fight because…*
Information I will need when calling 911*
My address is My phone number is
I Know how to call 911*
- YES
- NO
When I am afraid of getting hurt, I can call 911*
- Select All
- Describe what is happening
- Tell them my address
- Tell them my phone number
- Stay on the phone to answer questions
When I call 911 I will: