Social distancing means staying home, but not everyone’s homes are safe. Here are some strategies and resources survivors may find helpful during these circumstances:

If you fear that your life or safety are in immediate danger, call 911.

  • Plan for less shelter availability – consider alternatives to shelter such as staying with family or friends, staying in motels, etc.
  • Identify a list of key contacts at your local and state health departments, doctors, and clinics in your area.
  • If you usually meet with a counselor, case manager, attorney, legal advocate, etc. face-to-face, talk about the possibility of meeting remotely instead.
  •  Try to maintain social connections online or over the phone, if it is safe to do so, and try to stick to your daily routines as much as possible.
  •  Be mindful of your needs and feelings

If You are Leaving

• Consider the safest ways for you to travel. Know where you’re going. Keep phone numbers in a safe place.

• Check updates from the CDC regularly to know if you are traveling to an area considered to be a “hotspot”.

• Be extra mindful of good hygiene practices.

Resources

Connie Shearer shares her story in regard to Telehealth and suggestions for the pandemic (with the help of the National Domestic Hotline)

This is a very difficult time and we know that many of you feel isolated and unsupported. Please know that help still exists and you are not alone.