Safety Plan Template Print The Safety Plan Template Step 1: List your warning signs (thoughts, images, moods, behaviour, a trigger event like an argument) that indicate a suicidal crisis may be developing * Step 2: List your coping strategies – the things you can do to take your mind off your current challenges without needing to contact anyone else (go for a walk, watch a movie, listen to lively music) Step 3: List your reasons for living and that have helped you stay alive (I love my wife and children, I live in a wonderful place, I have great friends) Step 4: List the people you can rely on if you need support plus their contact details (family, friends, work colleagues, religious minister) Step 5: List the professional people you trust who can help you plus their contact details (psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker) Step 6: List the things you need to do to make your surroundings safe and to remove access to a means of suicide (Pills: Give these to your pharmacist. Guns or rope: Remove these items from your home) Step 7: Contact Emergency 000 or crisis support services such as Lifeline and Beyond Blue at any time you feel unsafe or you feel you cannot cope Thank you!
