Life Safety Plan

If a patient with safety concerns is not going to be hospitalized, then it is especially important to develop a good safety plan. Consider using national resources such as the safety plan below adapted from The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline:

Step 1: What to watch for that that a crisis may be developing: (thoughts, images, mood, situation, behavior)
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Step 2: Coping strategies – What I can do by myself do to take my mind off my problems (relaxation technique, physical activity):
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Step 3: Places and community (friend, family, neighbor, a coffee shop, a movie theater, a store) that provide distraction:
1.	Name 	Phone 	
2.	Name 	Phone 	
3.	Place_ 	
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Step 4: Who can I ask for help:
1.	Name 	Phone_ 	
2.	Name 	_Phone 	
3.	Name 	Phone_ 	

Step 5: Providers and resources I can contact during a crisis:
1.	Clinician Name_ 	Phone_ 	Clinician Pager or Emergency Contact #  	
2.	Clinician Name_ 	Phone_ 	Clinician Pager or Emergency Contact #  	
3.	Local Urgent Care Services 	 Urgent Care Services Address 	 Urgent Care Services Phone 	
4.	Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Step 6: How I can make my environment safe:
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The one thing that is most important to me and worth living for is: