The Center for Access to Safety and Justice - 320 West Gypsy Lane, Bowling Green, Ohio - 419-352-1545

24-Hour Crisis Intervention and Shelter - Wood County, Ohio

YWCA 24-hour Domestic Violence Crisis Line: 1-888-341-7386

The Link Hotline and Cocoon Women's Shelter: 419-352-1545

First-Step Family Violence Intervention Center - Fostoria: 419-435-7300 or 1-800-466-6228

Open Arms Domestic Violence Shelter - Findlay:  419-422-4766

Crisis Counseling and Intervention Services - Wood County, Ohio

Wood County Sheriff's Office Domestic Violence Division:  419-354-9119 or 419-243-3441

Behavioral Connections of Wood County:  419-352-1545 or 1-800-472-9411

Family Service Counseling Center:   419-352-4624

Family and Child Abuse Prevention Center:  419-352-7027

Domestic Violence Victim Court Advocacy - Wood County, Ohio

Wood County Prosecutor's Victim/Witness Program (Court of Common Pleas): 419-354-9250

para los que hablan Espanol IIamara a:  Rural Opportunities 419-354-3548 or 1-800-607-0564 (localizador)

Referral Services

• United Way/AIRS National 2-1-1 Helpline: Dial 2-1-1
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7223) or 1-800-787-3224 (TYY)
• Domestic Violence Resource Center (Maps to local shelter & resources): http://www.ohiodvresources.org/vicinfo/resources/helporgs/index.php?showmap=1

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If you are at home and are attacked: Call 9-1-1 if you are able

CREATE A SAFETY PLAN FOR YOURSELF

• Learn where to get help; memorize emergency phone numbers
• Pack a bag with important things you'd need if you had to leave quickly; put it in a safe place, or give it to a friend or relative you trust
• Include cash, car keys & important information such as court papers, passport or birth certificates, medical records & medicines, or immigration papers
• Keep a phone in a room you can lock from the inside; if you can, get a cellular phone that you keep with you at all times
• If the abuser has moved out, change the locks on your door; get locks on the windows
• Plan an escape route out of your home; teach it to your children
• Think about where you would go if you need to escape. 
• Ask your neighbors to call the police if they see the abuser at your house; make a signal for them to call the police, for example, if the phone rings twice, a shade is pulled down or a light is on
• Establish a code word with a friend.  If you are unable to call police, call a friend and use the code word so that he or she can hang up and call police for you.
• Stay away from the kitchen (the abuser can find knives and weapons there)
• Stay away from bathrooms or closets where the abuser can trap you
• Get to a room with a door, window or phone
• If an officer comes, get his or her name & badge number
• Take pictures of your bruises or injuries
• Get medical help immediately
• Call a domestic violence shelter

HOW TO MAKE YOUR CHILDREN SAFER

• Teach them not to get in the middle of a fight, even if they want to help
• Teach them how to get to safety, to call 911, to give your address & phone number to the police
• Teach them who to call for help
• Tell them to stay out of the kitchen
• Give the principal at school or daycare center a copy of your court order; tell them not to release your children to anyone without talking to you first; use a password so they can be sure it is you on the phone; give them a photo of the abuser
• Make sure the children know who to tell at school if they see the abuser
• Make sure that the school knows not to give your address or phone number to ANYONE

HOW TO PROTECT YOURSELF OUTSIDE THE HOME

• Change your regular travel habits
• Try to get rides with different people
• Shop and bank in a different place
• Cancel any joint bank accounts or credit cards you shared; open new accounts at a different bank
• Keep your court order and emergency numbers with you at all times
• Keep a cell phone & program it to 911 (or other emergency number)

HOW TO MAKE YOURSELF SAFER AT WORK

• Keep a copy of your court order at work
• Give a picture of the abuser to security and friends at work
• Tell your supervisors – see if they can make it harder for the abuser to find you
• Don’t go to lunch alone
• Ask a security guard to walk you to your car 
• If the abuser contacts you, save the voicemail or email