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The Stanley-Brown Safety Plan
The evidence-based safety-planning template, free to download, that hospitals and crisis services use after a suicidal episode.
Stanley-Brown Safety Planning Intervention6 min read
The Stanley-Brown Safety Plan is the most-studied safety-planning intervention in the world, used by 988, the VA, and most U.S. emergency departments after a suicidal crisis. It is a structured, single-page document the patient builds collaboratively with a clinician — warning signs, internal coping strategies, social distractions, people to call, professionals, and means-restriction steps.
Free templates and instructional materials are on the official site. Worth having on hand for clinicians, families, and patients themselves.
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A note on this article
Mental Hum publishes general education, not medical advice. If something here reflects your own experience, please consider speaking to a clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988.