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. | |||
* 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. | |||
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}} | ||