24 Hour Crisis Line: (919) 403-6562 or Email the Crisis Line
Safety Plan:
Safety Plan.pdf
Plan de Seguridad.pdf
Tips for Parents and/or Friends of a Battered Woman
1. Focus on her, her safety and your love for him.
2. Don’t agree to keep confidence when your child’s safety is at stake. Sometimes the way you learn of the abuse is through a third person that is sworn to secrecy.
3. Tell her what information you have, that you believe she is being hurt and controlled.
4. Let her know you love her and that her safety is of the utmost importance to you.
5. Tell her there are ways to keep safe, and together you and she will get the help that she needs. It is important for her to understand that she has options.
6. Refer her to the Durham Crisis Response Center or another domestic violence agency in her community.
7. Learn about domestic violence, so you will understand as much as possible about what she is experiencing and why she is confused.
8. If she is eighteen or older, let her know that you know she is an adult and she is the one who must decide on what action to take and when. When she is ready, you will be there to help her stop the violence.
9. Be supportive of her, but not of the abusive relationship. Do not loan money, which will enable her to stay in the violent situation, even for children’s clothes, doctor bills, etc. Let her know you will support her as much as you can when she is not in a violent relationship.
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