Week | Assessed | Information provided | Tailoring |
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1 | • Women’s current feelings of safety • Level of readiness to take safety actions • Past use of safety strategies and barriers encountered • Barriers to implementing safety behaviors | • Elements of safety plans • Information on additional steps and resources for safety | Based on level of readiness |
2 | • Women’s current feelings of safety • Formal and informal support resources available for protection • Helpfulness of suggestions or resources provided in Week 1 • Need for additional resources | • Importance of self-care • Self-care tips | Based on whether the resources provided in the prior sessions were useful or if there is need for additional support in terms of safety |
3 | • Women’s level of danger (self-perception of future severe violence risk) from 1 to 10 ◦ If score > 6, receive short form of the DA to further assess their level of danger from the abusive partner • Safety risk of greatest concern | • Safety plan messages • Self-care strategies for poor mental and physical health • Service referrals | Based on indication of need for additional support in Week 2 and self-reported risk of danger, living situation and relationship status with partner (e.g. ended relationship but still living with partner, ended relationship, and living away from partner). |
4 | • Safety goals of relationship regardless of relationship status (including safety even when relationship has ended) • Any additional information regarding current situation | • Resources and services in the community |