Safety Planning

legal-process

A restraining order is a civil court order designed to protect one person from another by prohibiting specific behaviors and, when necessary, requiring physical distance. Courts...

Relationships & Intimacy

When a woman reports being choked, it means someone applied pressure to her neck, which can restrict breathing and blood flow and may cause serious injury. This overview explain...

Relationships

Domestic violence is a pattern of behavior in which one person in an intimate or household relationship uses force, coercion, or intimidation to control another. It is not a sin...

family-safety

A son missing from the family home represents a serious and emotionally charged situation for any household. When a young person is unexpectedly absent, caregivers often face a...

social-issues

Recent cases of domestic violence typically involve a pattern of coercive behavior in an intimate or household relationship, including physical assault, stalking, sexual violenc...

Safety & Violence Prevention

An ex-girlfriend stalker is an individual who fixates on a former partner after a relationship ends, continuing unwanted attention that can escalate from digital monitoring to i...

community-safety

In San Jose, California, most missing persons are children and young adults, with runaways and family-related incidents forming a large share of cases. Missing persons in San Jo...

crisis-preparedness

A shelter in place in New York is typically issued when immediate safety risks require people to stay indoors, either for hours or longer. Authorities may activate these orders...

evergreen

An escape set is a prepared combination of actions, tools, and decisions that lets a person disengage from a threatening or unwanted situation while preserving safety and contro...

Mental Health

Abuse is a pattern of behavior in which one person harms or intimidates another to gain power and control. It can occur in intimate relationships, families, workplaces, institut...