Protection from Abuse Orders: Help and Information

Get Help

• SafeNet Hotline: (814) 454-8161

• Erie Area Emergency Response: 911

• Plan your escape.

• Keep spare keys, prescriptions, important papers and money with someone you trust.

• Plan the safest time to get away. Rehearse your escape plan.

• Call the police (911) if you're in danger.

• Call SafeNet for emergency shelter, legal help and counseling, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (814) 454-8161.

• If you're injured. seek medical treatment.

• Report what happened, and have your injuries documented.

• Arrange a signal or code word with a neighbor. (Example: If the porch light is on, call the police.)

• Plan a safe place for your children to go - a room with a lock or a neighbor's house.  Reassure them their job is to stay safe, not to protect you.

• Avoid arguments in high risk areas - bathroom, kitchen, garage - where weapons are.