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How do I create a Safety Plan with my client?

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The Stanley-Brown Safety Plan is a personalized, collaborative tool designed to help individuals at risk navigate moments of crisis. It outlines coping strategies, support contacts, and available resources, serving as a guide when the individual is struggling. As a living document, the plan evolves over time, allowing you and your client to identify triggers, resources, and next steps—especially in case of provider unavailability.

For more information on this plan, see https://suicidesafetyplan.com/forms/

Here are some helpful resources for building a safety plan with your clients.

Completing the Stanley-Brown Safety Plan in the Talkspace Platform

Important note for psych providers! The in-platform Safety Plan feature is currently only avaialble to therapists. If you are a psych provider, please copy/paste the Safety Plan script or download the assessment using the options below.

Once you've navigated to the Risk & Safety section located in the Clinical Tab, to complete this plan in the Talkspace app:

  1. Click on the three dots next to the tool.

  2. Choose Create and fill out to complete the plan on behalf of your client, or Send to client for them to fill out directly.

  3. Click on each question to reveal a dropdown menu of suggested responses or feel free to type in custom responses.

  4. Add multiple responses as needed and remove any by clicking the removable tag.

  5. Click Save to store the plan in the Risk and Safety section.

If you are sending to your client to fill out, once you click Send to client, they will receive a system message prompting them to complete the plan.

Both you and your client can access and edit the Safety Plan at any time within the Risk & Safety section.

More ways to use the Stanley-Brown Safety Plan

You can download an up-to-date PDF version of this plan in English by clicking here.

Expand here for an English script to post in the room

For a script to post in the room, you can copy & paste the text below. To create a reusable script, copy the text below and follow the instructions in the Help Center article How do I create a script to send to my clients?

Step 1: What are your warning signs (thoughts, images, mood, situation, behavior) that a crisis may be developing?

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Step 2: What are your Internal coping strategies – Things I can do to take my mind off my problems without contacting another person (relaxation technique, physical activity)?

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Step 3: People and social settings that provide you with distraction?

1. Name:               Phone:
2. Name:               Phone:
3. Place:
4. Place:

 

Step 4: People whom you can ask for help?

1. Name:               Phone:
2. Name:               Phone:
3. Name:               Phone:
4. Name:               Phone:

 

Step 5: What professionals or agencies can you contact during a crisis?

1. Clinician Name:               Phone:               Pager/Emergency Contact #:
2. Clinician Name:               Phone:               Pager/Emergency Contact #:
3. Local 24-Hour Urgent Care Services:               Address:                             Phone:
5. Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone Number: 988
6. ProtoCall: Talkspace 24/7 phone crisis hotline 1-800-435-2197

 

Step 6: What ways can you make your environment safe?

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You can download a PDF version of this plan in Spanish by clicking here.

Expand here for a Spanish script to post in the room

For a script to post in the room, you can copy & paste the text below. To create a reusable script, copy the text below and follow the instructions in the Help Center article How do I create a script to send to my clients?

Paso #1: Escribe 3 señales de alerta que indiquen que una crisis de salud mental puede estar desarrollándose.

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Paso #2: Escribe 3 estrategias internas que te ayuden a enfrentar y a dejar de pensar en tus problemas.

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Paso #3: Escribe el nombre de 3 personas o lugares que te proporcionen distracción. (Escribe el nombre de la persona o del lugar y los números de teléfono)

1. Nombre:               Teléfono:
2. Nombre:               Teléfono:
3. Lugar:
4. Lugar:

 

Paso #4: ¿A quién le puedes pedir ayuda? (Escribe los nombres y los números de teléfono)

1. Nombre:               Teléfono:
2. Nombre:               Teléfono:
3. Nombre:               Teléfono:
4. Nombre:               Teléfono:

 

Paso #5: Profesionales o agencias que puedes contactar durante una crisis de salud mental:

1. Médico:               Teléfono:
2. Médico:               Teléfono:
3. Centro local de atención de urgencias o emergencias:
    Dirección:                             Teléfono:
5. Llama o textea al 988 o chatea en 988lineadevida.org
6. ProtoCall: Talkspace línea directa de crisis telefónica 24 horas al día, 7 días a la semana 1-800-435-2197

 

Paso #6: Escribe un plan para que tu alrededor (social y físico) sea más seguro (Escribe 2 cosas)

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If you have any questions or concerns regarding safety plans, please reach out to riskmanagement@talkspace.com.

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