- If things in your relationship don’t feel right to you, talk about it with someone you trust.
- Decide which friend, teacher, or relative, you can go to in an emergency. Memorize their phone numbers and program them into your cellphone.
- Contact a victim assistance worker in your community – the RCMP will have the number.
- If you feel threatened and/or in danger call the RCMP. They can issue a no-contact order and enforce it.
- Make a safety plan.
- Talk to an adult – do not keep this a secret!
- Ask a school counselor if you can speak to her in confidence – they will often have many great ideas.
- Listen and trust your instincts and inner voice when they suggest something is wrong in your relationship
- Make sure that your friends know about your concerns
- Carry a cellphone at all times
- Nurture your self-esteem, know your rights and stand up for yourself – you deserve to have the life you want
- Make plans for your future based on who you are and what YOU want out of life – set yourself some goals.
- Learn to recognize what healthy relationships look and sound like.
- Surround yourself with people you can trust, and who accept you for who you are
This information is compliments of Northern Society for Domestic Peace