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Safety & crisis plan (template)
Warning signs, coping steps, supports, professional contacts — customize for your region.
When to use: Document with client when elevated risk — update regularly.
Warning signs, coping steps, supports, professional contacts — customize for your region. Use the worksheet in session or as homework. Preview the layout on the right — tap it or choose View full preview below for the complete on-screen version.
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Warning signs (thoughts, body, behavior)
Internal coping (skills that helped before)
People & places for distraction/support
Professional contacts & local crisis line / emergency
Make environment safer (means restriction — with support)
Related resources
- Guides & psychoeducationStarting a conversation about suicidePlain-language prompts to ask about safety — not therapy, but a bridge to care.
- Family & cultureAnger & family conflictBody cues, triggers, and repair steps when anger risks harm or silence.
- DBT skillsDBT DEAR MAN (assertiveness)Script framework for asking for what you need — especially in family and workplace duty conflicts.
- DBT skillsDBT diary card (blank week)Track urges, skills used, and mood — weekly template for DBT-informed therapy.
Disclaimer: For professional use in your practice only. Not emergency care. Not legal or medical advice. Customize templates for your jurisdiction and ethics code. You may use with clients; do not resell or republish as your own product without permission.