Ontario discharge toolkit

Clinical Safety Plan

Stanley–Brown style six-step plan plus Ontario crisis routes. Clinical, not a housing bed-tonight sheet.

Typical use: Suicide, self-harm, violence risk, post-crisis discharge.

This is a clinical safety plan (Stanley–Brown structure). It is not the housing “bed tonight” sheet on EmergencyHousing.ca and it is not a no-suicide contract. Complete it with the person. If risk is imminent, stay with them and use 9-1-1 / Form 1 pathways — do not treat this form as a substitute for duty of care.

Plan header

Name they want on this pageDateWorker present

1. Warning signs that a crisis may be starting

Thoughts, moods, body cues, situations — written in their language.

Warning signs

2. Internal coping — things I can do alone

Internal strategies

3. People and places that distract

Safe place 1Safe place 2Person / peer (no problem-solving required)NumberAnother person or drop-inNumber

4. People I can ask for help

Support personNumberSupport personNumber

Words I can use when I calle.g. “I am not safe and I need you to stay on the line.”

5. Professionals and agencies

Clinician / case managerNumber and hoursAfter-hours routeLocal crisis team, 9-8-8, ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600Closest ED / Schedule 1 if needed

6. Making the environment safer Steps agreed to reduce access to lethal meansMedications, weapons, ligatures, vehicles, substances — only what the person agrees to. Do not inventory other people’s homes without consent. Who will help with means safety, and by when

The one thing worth staying alive for In their words

9-8-8 · 9-1-1 · ConnexOntario 1-866-531-2600 · Health811 · Assaulted Women’s Helpline 1-866-863-0511 · Hope for Wellness 1-855-242-3310