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SAFE Questions |
Stress/Safety
Afraid
Friends/Family
Emergency Plan
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- What stresses do you have in your relationship with your partner?
- How do you handle disaggrements?
- Do you feel safe in your relationship with (name spouse/partner)?
- Should I be concerned for your safety?
- Are there situations in which you feel afraid?
- Have you ever been threatened or abused?
- Has your partner forced you to have sexual intercourse that
you did not want?
- If postive reponses to items above: Ask "Are your friends/family
aware that this is happening?"
- If negative responses to items above: Ask "Do you think
you could tell them if it did happen? Would they help you?"
- Do you have a safe place to go in an emergency situation?
- If you are in danger now, would you like me to help you find
a shelter?
- Would you like to talk with a social worker/counselor to help
you develop a plan?
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Any questions answered to indicate abuse
may be followed with below questions:
- How and when did mistreatment start?
- Who participates in it?
- How the patient copes with it?
- What she plans to do to protect themself and/or children?
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Safe and Sound Program:
24 Hour Crisis Hotline @ (973) 972 - 1325
Safe and sound at UMDNJ- University Hospital gives sexual assault survivors
immediate help and the tools for regaining their health peace of mind. Funded
by the Division on Women and the Violence Institue of New Jersey, Safe and Sound
offers state-of-the-art medical and psychological services to men and women
from 13 years of age through adulthood. It is housed in the University
Hospital ER.
Victim advocates, Medical/Legal Companions, Individual/Group Counseling
, Crisis intervention counselors, Community education programs
NJ Dept. of Health and Senior Services
NJ Sanitary Code (N.J.A.C. 8:57A-1.2)
Child Abuse/Neglect must be reported to Department of Health
Call 1 (800) 792 - 8610 immediately.
Campus Resources :
For more instant information on this topic please see links below :
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