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Governor’s Challenge Priority Area Three

Increasing Lethal Means Safety and Safety Planning

Being safe starts with awareness. Create a safety plan and learn how to protect yourself and others.

Safety Planning

A safety plan includes 6 steps:

• Warning signs:
  How will you know that the safety plan should be used? What are your signs of a crisis?
• Internal coping strategies:
  What are things you can do to distract yourself from a crisis without contacting others?
• Social contacts to distract from crisis:
  Write down the name and phone number of 3 people or places that provide healthy distractions.
• Family members or friends who can offer help:
  Write down the name and phone number of 4 people who you can call for help.
• Professionals and agencies to contact for help:
  Write the name and number for 4 professionals and agencies that can help you in a crisis. This can include the Veteran Crisis Line, your doctor, or a local emergency department.
• Making the environment safe:
  Write your plan for limiting access to lethal means, or removing them from your environment. Additional lethal means information can be found here.

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