Talk with somebody you trust: a friend or relative, someone from your job or place of worship.

Put together an "emergency kit" of things you would really need if you had to leave suddenly, such as identification, medicine, keys, and money.

Call the police if you are in danger ( 911)

Remember that you are the expert about your own life. Don't let anyone talk you into doing something that's not right for you.

There is no excuse for domestic violence.

Build a Personal and Workplace Safety Plan

If you are in a violent relationship, one of the most important steps you can take is to make a safety plan for your home and the workplace. These plans contain simple but critical steps you can take to increase your safety while you deal with the violence you face in your personal life:

Personal Safety Plan

Workplace Safety Plan

Protect Your Privacy Online

Mending the Sacred Hoop Technical Assistance Project

MSH-TA is a Native American program that works towards the elimination of violence in the lives of women and their children by providing training and technical assistance to Alaskan Native and Tribal Nations. We work with villages, reservations, rancherias, and pueblos across the United States to improve the response of the justice system, law enforcement, and services providers to address the issues of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking in Native communities.