Safety Planning Intervention: A Brief Intervention to Mitigate Suicide Risk

Dealing with difficult days: Functional coping dynamics in self-harm ideation and enactment

“…Therefore, it is of paramount importance that individuals have ready access to sources of support and that both informal and formal support networks are able to identify and respond appropriately to signs of distress. The co-production of a safety plan may aid in this, given that this facilitated process empowers individuals to explore alternative coping strategies, plan possible coping routes in advance and identify and utilise external sources of support in moments of difficulty/crisis (Stanley and Brown, 2012).…”

The Role of Decision-Making in Suicidal Ideation

“…There are several new clinical interventions to enhance therapeutic alliance and decrease the risk of suicide behaviour [23,24]. However, there is a need of more awareness about the role of lack of inhibition, difficulty to actively suppress unwanted thoughts [25], lack of executive functions [18,26] in suicide attempters and more importantly in people who have suicide ideations.…”

Smartphone-Based Safety Planning and Self-Monitoring for Suicidal Patients: A Conceptual Basis for the CASPAR (Continuous Assessment for Suicide Prevention and Research) Study

“…Safety planning strategies are used widely, for example, they form part of crisis response plans (e.g., Rudd et al [10]) and are embedded in multiple treatments targeting suicidal behaviour like the collaborative assessment and management of suicidality (CAMS) [11] and cognitive-behavioural therapy for suicide prevention (CBT-SP) [12]. More recently, Stanley and Brown [13] have developed a specific safety planning tool. Their safety plan consists of a written, prioritised list of warning signs, personalized coping strategies and sources of support that patients can use to alleviate a suicidal crisis.…”

“…Their safety plan consists of a written, prioritised list of warning signs, personalized coping strategies and sources of support that patients can use to alleviate a suicidal crisis. Stanley and Brown's safety planning tool is a systematic and comprehensive approach to maintaining safety in suicidal patients [13].…”

“…One exception is MYPLAN, which is an interactive self-help smartphone app developed by Larsen (http://www.minplan.org), based on Stanley and Brown's safety plan intervention [13]. With interactive menus, audio and video, MYPLAN allows for more dynamic, personalised and engaging safety plans compared to the traditional paper-and-pencil methods and other apps targeting suicidal behaviour (see Figure 1).…”