What to Do
| If you are assaulted or threatened, call - | 911 (24 hours) |
| Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc. | 210-930-3669 |
| Battered Women and Children's Shelter | 210-733-8810 |
| S.A. Police Dept. Victims Advocacy | 210-207-2141 |
| National Domestic Violence Hotline | 800-799-SAFE |
| Rape Crisis Center | 210-349-7273 |
- Decide and plan where you will go if have to leave home (even if you do not think you will need to)
- Think of many ways to keep safe if the police do not come right away
- If an argument seems likely to happen, try to have have it in a room or area where you can easily get out
- Never argue where weapons might be available, i.e. guns, knives, scissors, tools, etc.
- Keep shelter, hotline or friend's phone number close at hand and keep change on you at all times for emergency phone calls
- Have important papers for you and your children on hand or at a friend's house, i.e. - ID, Social Security Card, birth certificate, etc.
- Call the shelter at 210-733-8810 for a more thorough safety plan
Here are some of ways to keep you and your children safe...