Safety

Safety Safety planning is critical, whether you are in an abusive relationship or are in the process of leaving one. The risk of violence increases drastically right after people leave their abusive partners. For this reason, safety planning is one of the most important steps that you can take to save and protect your life and the lives of your children. WomensLaw.org has excellent resources for safety planning; they cover staying safe when choosing to stay with your partner, when preparing to leave an abusive relationship, after leaving an abusive relationship, during court, while being stalked, online and through social media.