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Crisis Safety Plan
A step-by-step plan for the moments when it gets dark
If you’re in crisis right now:
- US — 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
- International: findahelpline.com
- Emergency services: 911 (US) / 112 (EU) / 999 (UK)
Warning signs
Thoughts, images, moods, behaviors, or situations that tell me a crisis may be building.
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Internal coping strategies
Things I can do on my own, without contacting anyone, to take my mind off the thoughts.
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People and places that distract
Social settings, not professional help yet — just being around other people or in a calming place.
Person / place 1
Person / place 2
Person / place 3
People I can ask for help
People I can actually tell what’s going on. Names and phone numbers.
Name 1 + phone
Name 2 + phone
Name 3 + phone
Professionals and agencies
Therapist, psychiatrist, primary care, crisis line, ER. Keep numbers here so you don’t have to search in a bad moment.
Therapist + phone
Psychiatrist / prescriber + phone
Local emergency room
Crisis line (US 988 preprinted above)
Making the environment safe
Removing or limiting access to the means of harm is the single most evidence-backed part of this plan. What will I do, and who will help me do it?
What I’ll remove or secure
Who will help me do this
Where I’ll keep those items during hard times
One reason to keep going
Not a test. Just write whatever actually comes to mind.
Reason
Signed
Signed
Date