My safety plan
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My safety plan
Fill this in on a calmer day. Keep it where you can find it fast.
1. My warning signs (thoughts, feelings, places or times that tell me a hard moment is starting)
2. Things I can do on my own to feel a little calmer
3. People and places that take my mind off things
- Person: ______________ Number: ______________
- Person: ______________ Number: ______________
- Place: ______________
- Place: ______________
4. People I can ask for help
- Name: ______________ Number: ______________
- Name: ______________ Number: ______________
- Name: ______________ Number: ______________
5. Professionals and crisis lines
- 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: call or text 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. Spanish: press 2, or text AYUDA to 988
- For San Mateo County residents: County Crisis Line (StarVista), (650) 579-0350, 24/7
- For Santa Clara County residents: 988, or (800) 704-0900 then press 1
- My county's crisis line (if I live somewhere else): ______________
- My counselor or doctor: ______________ Number: ______________
- Nearest emergency room: ______________
6. Making my space safer
- Medicines locked up, or held by: ______________
- Old medicines taken to a drop off site
- Any gun stored outside my home with: ______________, or locked with the key held by: ______________
- Other things I will put away or give to someone: ______________
Reasons to keep going
If I am in danger right now, I will call 911.
From Safety Plan. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.