MY PERSONAL SAFETY PLAN
A safety plan is something to prepare before a crisis, so you do not have to find every answer while your mind and body are overwhelmed. It creates a simple sequence to follow when suicidal thoughts, urges to self-harm or feelings of being unsafe become stronger.
This one-page plan begins with early warning signs and ways to make the immediate environment safer. It then guides you towards coping strategies, supportive people and places, professional contacts and personal reasons to stay. The final panel clearly explains what to do if you cannot keep yourself safe.
Complete the plan when you feel able, ideally with a therapist, GP, mental-health professional or trusted person. Be specific. Write names and numbers rather than relying on memory, and choose support that is genuinely accessible to you. Keep the completed page somewhere easy to reach and consider giving a copy to someone included in your plan.
Review it whenever your circumstances, needs or support network change. If you have seriously harmed yourself, feel your life is in danger or believe you may be about to act, call 999 or go to A&E.
With warmth,
Maggie
Space to Breathe Therapy
This educational resource does not replace personalised clinical assessment or emergency care.
