My Safety Plan & Support Network
A practical tool to guide you through moments of crisis — completed in advance so it's ready when you need it most.
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🛡️ What Is a Safety Plan?
A personalised set of coping strategies and contacts you prepare in advance to help you stay safe during periods of emotional crisis.
📋 How to Use It
Fill in each section honestly and thoughtfully. Keep your completed plan somewhere accessible — you might also share it with someone you trust.
🌐 Support Network Map
The second part helps you identify your wider network — people, professionals, and everyday sources of support that can help you through difficult times.
1
My Warning Signs
What thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, or behaviours indicate that I may be moving towards a crisis?
2
My Coping Strategies
Activities or techniques I can use to reduce distress, manage difficult feelings, or distract myself before seeking additional support.
3
People I Can Turn To
Individuals I can contact when I need support.
4
Safe Places
Places where I feel secure, calm, or supported.
5
Professional and Emergency Support
If I am unable to cope on my own, I will contact:
6
My Commitment to Staying Safe
One action I will take to help keep myself safe during a crisis.
🌐 My Support Network Map
7
People Who Can Support Me
People I can reach out to for emotional support, practical assistance, companionship, or encouragement. (Examples: friends, family members, colleagues, neighbours.)
8
Professional and Community Support
Professional services, organisations, or community groups that may be able to help. (Examples: GP, therapist, counsellor, helpline, support service, community group.)
9
Everyday Sources of Support
Support from regular routines, familiar environments, activities, or meaningful connections that are not necessarily with other people. (Examples: pets, hobbies, daily routines, safe spaces, online communities.)
10
Signs That I May Need Additional Support
What indicators suggest that it may be time to seek extra help or reach out to someone?
11
A Simple Plan for Reaching Out
If I need support, what is one straightforward step I can take to make contact? (Examples: sending a text, booking an appointment, calling someone, asking a trusted person to spend time with me.)
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