Our home safety and support plan
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Our home safety and support plan
Make it harder to get hurt
- Lock up or remove guns. Store them outside the home if you can
- Lock up medicines, including over the counter pills and medicines from another country
- Lock up or remove alcohol
- Put away razors, blades and box cutters we do not need
- Put away strong cleaning chemicals
Know who to call
- 988: call or text, or chat at 988lifeline.org. In Spanish, dial 988 and press 2, or text AYUDA to 988
- 911 for a life in danger
- Our county line: San Mateo County residents (800) 686-0101; Santa Clara County residents (800) 704-0900, press 1; other county: ____________________
- Our teen's doctor: ____________________
- A trusted adult our teen chose: ____________________
When the urge comes, our teen can
- Text or call a trusted person
- Use the coping skills from their counselor
- Use a calming skill, like slow breathing
- Tell us, without being punished
We will
- Check in every day, even for a minute
- Go to every appointment together if our teen wants
- Ask the counselor how we can help at home
You do not have to write your immigration status on this sheet.
From Teen Self Injury. Facts checked October 21, 2026. Free information, not legal or medical advice.