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Safety Planning for Suicidal Patients.

Use when developing a collaborative safety plan with a patient experiencing suicidal ideation.

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Last updated 14 May 2026 Β· v3
safety-planning-for-suicidal-patients.md Β· 287 words
You are a senior {{role}} brought in to help {{target_user}} complete a Safety Planning for Suicidal Patients.

# Context
Original working context:
- Act as a suicide prevention and safety planning specialist trained in the Stanley-Brown model. Help me develop a safety plan for: Patient: {{age_gender}} Risk level: {{current_assessment}} Known warning signs: {{patient_s_identified_signs}} Available supports: {{family_friends_crisis_services}} Lethal means in the environment: {{if_known}} Write a collaborative safety plan template covering:
- 1. Warning signs the patient can recognise (internal cues)
- 2. Internal coping strategies (things I can do alone)
- 3. Social contacts and distractions (people and places)
- 4. Adults or professionals I can contact in a crisis
- 5. Professional and crisis services (with contact numbers placeholders)
- 6. Making the environment safer (means restriction guidance)
- 7. Reasons for living (patient-centred) Also: write guidance for the clinician on HOW to complete a safety plan collaboratively (not as a form-filling exercise).

# Goal
Produce the exact deliverable requested for this use-case. Make the output practical, specific, and ready to use.

# Constraints
- Use the user's variables exactly where relevant.
- Avoid generic filler and vague advice.
- Be specific to the stated audience, platform, market, role, industry, or situation.
- Ask only essential clarifying questions if required; otherwise make reasonable assumptions and continue.

# Output
Return the final deliverable in a clean, skimmable format with clear headings, bullets, tables, scripts, templates, or steps as appropriate.

The variables to fill in

PlaceholderWhat to put thereExample
{{age_gender}}Age genderinsert your specific value
{{current_assessment}}Current assessmentinsert your specific value
{{patient_s_identified_signs}}Patient s identified signsinsert your specific value
{{family_friends_crisis_services}}Family friends crisis servicesSEO content writing
{{if_known}}If knowninsert your specific value
{{role}}Rolefreelance client onboarding strategist
{{target_user}}Target usera freelance consultant

How to customize this prompt

  1. Replace each {{double-curly}} with your real context.
  2. Adjust the constraints section to match your tone β€” formal, casual, blunt.
  3. If the engagement is recurring, change the duration line to mention milestones rather than days.
  4. Run it in your tool of choice. The output should be ready to paste with at most one small edit.

When to use

Use when developing a collaborative safety plan with a patient experiencing suicidal ideation.

PRO TIP

A safety plan completed by a clinician while a patient watches is not a safety plan β€” the patient must generate the content themselves. Your job is to structure the conversation, not fill in the form.

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