Last Updated: 22 July 1996
National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE
TDD for the Hearing Impaired: 1-800-787-3224

What Can You Say to a Victim?

• I'm afraid for your safety.

• I'm afraid for the safety of your children.

• It will only get worse.

  We're here for you when you when you are ready or when you are able to leave.

• You deserve better than this.

• Let's figure out a safety plan for you.

  Adapted from: Sarah Buel, Esq., in "Courts and Communities: Confronting Violence in the Family," Conference Highlights, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1994.

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