Epilepsy Ontario :: Emergency Checklist for Assaulted Persons

Emergency Checklist for Assaulted Persons

When you are being assaulted, call the police or 911. Tell them that you are being assaulted.
Make lots of noise: neighbours may call the police for you, especially if they know that you have been assaulted before.
Teach your children how to call the police.
If you can, take the children with you when you leave.
Ask the police if they can go back to your home with you later to get things you need.
Open a bank account in your own name. Arrange that the monthly statements are not mailed to you.
Save as much money as you can.
Set aside money for a taxi, and coins for pay phones.
Plan your emergency exits.
Keep emergency phone numbers with you at all times. These might include police, ambulance, doctor(s), dentist, close friends and relatives.
Arrange to store some extra clothing, house keys, car keys, money, etc., at a friend's home.

When the police arrive, our laws in Ontario require that they must lay a charge if they believe an assault has occurred.

If you must leave in a hurry, try to take:

your wallet, bank book, charge cards
your prescriptions and other medications you need
your passports, birth certificates, immigration papers, Ontario Health Card, Social Insurance card, other insurance cards
extra car and house keys
an emergency suitcase, already packed if possible
special toys and comfort items for your children

Remember: it is the abuser who chooses to abuse you.
It is not your fault.