A safety plan is what you have thought through in advance, so you do not have to think when it is urgent. Make it with a crisis centre or helpline if you can.
Now, while you live there
- Agree a code word with someone you trust that means "call the police".
- Work out which rooms are safest — with a way out, and no knives or things that can be used as weapons.
- Save important numbers under neutral names.
- Teach your children to call the emergency number, and where to go.
A bag, somewhere else
At a friend's, at work or in the car: passport and ID, bank cards, keys, medicines, a charger, some cash, and copies of important papers for you and your children.
When you leave
Leaving can be the most dangerous time. Tell a crisis centre or helpline when you plan to go, so they can help you do it safely. You can ask the police for a restraining order.
Find your crisis centre
Each crisis centre has its own 24-hour number. By law they must take in women, men and children — free, no referral needed.
24/7, all year (required by law).
Violence and Abuse Helpline (VO-linjen)
Call 116 006For everyone experiencing violence or abuse in a close relationship — women and men, and family and friends. Free and anonymous.
Phone 24/7. Chat Mon–Fri 09:00–20:00.
Outside Norway? See outside Norway.