Crisis prevention
Once a crisis has diffused, it is important to develop / review a comprehensive safety plan in collaboration with the survivor. A patient safety plan is a key tool in preventing thoughts of suicide turning into actions.
Developing a Safety Plan should include:
- Exploring the physical signs, thoughts, feelings and triggers to the crisis
- Exploring the exact circumstances which led to crisis and look at how these could be resolved [signpost to additional support if needed]
- Exploring self-help strategies and introducing new ones, where appropriate
- Building on what you know from the Risk Assessment and Crisis Management
Resources
This resource from the Samaritans provides a useful guide on how to create a patient safety plan.
This tool from Every Life Matters highlights that patient safety plans are individual and provides a simple, structured tool to develop one.
Example Patient safety plan template - blank form for completion
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