This safety planning guide is a structured, evidence-based tool designed to help therapists collaborate with clients who are experiencing suicidal ideation, self-harming urges, or heightened emotional distress. Adapted from the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) and the Stanley & Brown Safety Planning Intervention (2012), it provides a clear framework for identifying warning signs, developing coping strategies, reducing access to means, and outlining crisis resources. The worksheet supports clinicians in conducting compassionate, clinically sound interventions that promote safety, autonomy, and hope during moments of elevated risk.
