Preparing to Leave?
If you are preparing to leave, try to make sure you have the following:
- Identification:
- Birth certificate(s)
- Social Security card(s)
- Tribal identification
- Medical insurance card(s)
- Money:
- ATM card
- Credit card(s)
- Saving/checking books
- Legal Documents:
- Lease/rental agreement
- Car registration
- Insurance papers
- Medical records
- School records
- Immunization records
- Custody papers
- Divorce papers
- Passport
- Other items:
- Keys to house, car and/or safety deposit box
- Medications
- Address book
- Phone/Phone card
- Pictures
Protecting your Children
- Plan and rehearse an escape route
- Teach your children a code word for 911
- Warn school not to release address
Effects on Children
Witnessing violence is a risk factor for long term physical and mental health problems for your children including:
- Alcohol and substance abuse
- Being a victim of abuse
- Perpetrating intimate partner violence
85% of domestic violence
victims are women
National Events
- January is Stalking Awareness Month | Slavery & Human Trafficking Prevention Month
- February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month
- March 13 is National Bystander Awareness Day
- April is National Sexual Assault Awareness Month | National Child Abuse Prevention Month
- May 5th is Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) Awareness Day
- June is LGBT Pride Month
- June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
- July 30th is World Human Trafficking Awareness Day
- October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month | National Bullying Prevention Month
Contact Us
In emergency situations always call 911. For non-emergency help or advice call the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation Victim Advocate Line at 480-789-7678 (Mon-Thurs 8:00 am to 4:30 pm) or email Carma Abeita at cabeita@fmyn.org. On evenings, weekends and holidays call the Police Department at 480 837-1091
Call 911 for Emergencies
- A dangerous situation
- Emergency medical attention
- Other emergency assistance
Call (480) 837-1091 for all other
Police related matters
Call the FMYN Victim Advocate
at 480-789-7678 for
- Victim Rights
- Shelter placement/financial emergency assistance
- To file an Order of Protection
- To file an Injunction Against Harassment
- Questions
Call the Wassaja Memorial Health Clinic
at 480-789-7890
- If you need non-emergency medical attention