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Difference between revisions of "Find out about Services for Family Violence & Abuse"

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There are three types of housing:
There are three types of housing:


Transition houses provide safe, temporary shelter with support services. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
* Transition houses provide safe, temporary shelter with support services. They are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Safe houses provide safe, temporary short-term shelter and support services.
* Safe houses provide safe, temporary short-term shelter and support services.
Second-stage houses help women who have left abusive relationships make plans for the future. Women and their children usually stay in a second-stage house for 6-18 months.
* Second-stage houses help women who have left abusive relationships make plans for the future. Women and their children usually stay in a second-stage house for 6-18 months.


If you and your children need to leave the family home because of abuse, call VictimLink BC at 1.800.563.0808 to find out about transition
If you and your children need to leave the family home because of abuse, call VictimLink BC at 1.800.563.0808 to find out about transition
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You can develop your own safety plan or get free help from a victim services worker.
You can develop your own safety plan or get free help from a victim services worker.
Your safety plan might include:
* where you and your children would go if you had to leave,
* keeping important papers, such as birth certificates, passports and immigration papers in a safe place, and
* putting some money and a set of your house and car keys in a safe place.
Your plan may include:
* packing and leaving a suitcase with a trusted friend,
* teaching your children to call 911 or the police for help,
* choosing a code word for your children and friends, so they will know when you are in danger and can call for help, and
* talking to a lawyer regarding decisions about parenting and property.
For more on safety planning, see the Help, services and more information section of this wikibook.


{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2014}}
{{REVIEWED | reviewer = [[People's Law School]], 2014}}
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