Safety Resources

If you are in need of resources and safety tips during the social distancing and Safe at Home orders due to COVID-19, start here.

To access a compilation of resources that address the intersection of racial trauma, police brutality, healthcare, and domestic violence, click here.

Resources on Women's Advocates services:

1. Women’s Advocates Flyer (advertises our crisis line, great for bulletin boards)
   • Click here to view/download/print
2. Women’s Advocates Tri-Fold (signs of abuse, safety planning info etc.)
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3. Women’s Advocates Crisis Cards (smaller cards with our contact information)
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Minnesota Specific Domestic Violence Resources:

1. Minnesota-Specific Local Resource ONE PAGE Tri-Fold (resources for housing, lease, legal, budget/credit)
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2. Youth/Young Adult Minnesota-Specific Resource ONE PAGE Tri-Fold (resources, safety tips & planning)
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3. Minnesota-Specific 60-page resource guide (resources for housing, lease, legal, budget/credit)
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Comprehensive 100+ Page Guide

Access the 100+ page, continually updated comprehensive searchable resource guide by CLICKING HERE.

Online Support Groups

1. Support Groups & Virtual Counseling from Sexual Violence Center
   1. https://www.sexualviolencecenter.org/virtual
2. Tubman Pieces of Peace Support Group
   1. https://www.tubman.org/get-help/workshops-support-groups/pieces-of-peace-support-group.html
3. Support & Healing Group for Survivors of Sexual Violence as well as Domestic Violence:
   1. https://www.alexandrahouse.org/our-services/support-groups/
4. 360 Communities (1) Sexual Violence Support Group (1) Domestic Violence Support Group:
   1. https://360communities.org/violence-prevention/support-groups/

Related Resources

• Online Mental Health Services from Wilder: https://www.wilder.org/what-we-offer/mental-chemical-health-services/adults
• Facebook Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/domesticshelterscommunity
• Male Survivor Chat Rooms: https://malesurvivor.org/healing-conversations/

Create a Safety Plan

General:

• One Page Domestic Violence Safety Plan
• Interactive Online Safety Plan

Supportive:

• Emotional Safety Plan
• Self-Care Plan Template

Age-Specific: 

• College Student Safety Plan
• Teen Safety Plan
• Creating a Youth Self-Care Plan
• Children’s Safety Plan 

Topic-Specific:

• Technology Safety Information
  • Remove online information
• Safety Planning for Survivors with Disabilities