Guides to safety plans, helping someone in crisis, the weeks after a hospital stay, and putting your treatment wishes in writing. Sources are listed at the bottom of every guide.
A safety plan is a short list of steps for when things start to slide, written on a calmer day. What goes in each part, what the research shows, and why making it with someone helps.
Read the guide →Ask directly about suicide, know which number to call, stay close, and make a family crisis plan on a calm day. What to do, what to avoid saying, and what comes after.
Read the guide →Risk is highest in the weeks after discharge, when support is thinnest. An appointment within 7 days, medications filled, a safety plan, a safer home, and what to watch for.
Read the guide →A PAD tells clinicians what treatment you want, and who decides for you, if a crisis takes away your ability to say. What it can include, how states differ, and how to make one.
Read the guide →The printable worksheet walks through each part of a safety plan, one box at a time.
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