Source: # What is true: safety planning includes…? *From the book – Chapter 18: Mental-Health Emergency and Safety* ## The right answer Removing dangerous items, identifying support people, and a safe place to go ## Creating a safety plan A safety plan is written in advance with the person, family, and professionals. It may include: - Warning signs that a crisis may be developing (not sleeping, isolating, increased substance use). - Internal coping strategies (breathing, walking, calling a friend, prayer). - People to contact (family, friends, therapist, doctor). - Professional resources (clinic address, phone numbers, emergency department). - Steps to make the environment safer. - Reasons for living (family, goals, faith, responsibilities). Review and update the plan periodically. [Read the full chapter – Chapter 18: Mental-Health Emergency and Safety](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/chapter/18/) ## Stories from real life - [The Message to the Team](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/the-message-to-the-team-72/) – Dev, 24, a colleague of Mira's in Mumbai, sends a late message that says, "Tell the team I am sorry for everything. I won't be a… - [The Night the Neighbour Stopped Sleeping](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/the-night-the-neighbour-stopped-sleeping-73/) – Mrs Dsouza, 45, in Bengaluru, had been unwell for years and stopped her medicine last month. For four days she has not slept, believes the neighbours… - [Too Much, Too Fast](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/too-much-too-fast-74/) – At a college party in Goa, Kunal, 20, drinks heavily after his friends dare him. Later he is slumped on a sofa, hard to wake, breathing… - [Four Lines on a Card](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/story/four-lines-on-a-card-75/) – After a hospital stay, Anjali, 32, in Delhi has made it through a very dark week. Her counsellor suggests building a safety plan together on one… More on this topic: [Mental health crisis and suicide prevention – what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/topic/safety-crisis/) ## More questions - [The Message to the Team – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/story-the-message-to-the-team/) - [The Night the Neighbour Stopped Sleeping – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/story-the-night-the-neighbour-stopped-sleeping/) - [Too Much, Too Fast – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/story-too-much-too-fast/) - [Four Lines on a Card – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/story-four-lines-on-a-card/) - [The Sixteen-Year-Old's Notebook – what this story teaches, the signs and what to do](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/story-the-sixteen-year-old-s-notebook/) - [Why emergency knowledge is crucial?](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/why-emergency-knowledge-is-crucial/) - [Understanding recognising suicide risk – mental-health emergencies](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/understanding-recognising-suicide-risk-mental-health-emergencies/) - [What to do if someone may be suicidal?](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/what-to-do-if-someone-may-be-suicidal/) - [Listen and validate – what to do if someone may be suicidal](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/listen-and-validate-what-to-do-if-someone-may-be-suicidal/) - [Ask directly about suicide – what to do if someone may be suicidal](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/answers/ask-directly-about-suicide-what-to-do-if-someone-may-be-suicidal/) [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [Contact](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/contact/) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/disclaimer/) --- *Psychology for Everyone – A Mental Well Being Series* by Satish Zope · free to read · Contact: [myadvisorfriend@gmail.com](mailto:myadvisorfriend@gmail.com) · [About](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/about/) · [Privacy](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/privacy/) · [Disclaimer](https://psychologyforeveryone.com/disclaimer/)