There are three primary components to the Crisis Planning Tools that are available for use for children, families, and young adults. There is nothing hierarchical about the tools. They can be used separately or in some combination that is useful to the person/family. Crisis planning tools consist of:
Safety Plan
This is a flexible tool that is created by children, families, or young
adults, along with whomever else they identify. It generally details an
individualized plan the family finds meaningful to use when a crisis
situation arises. With the family's consent and participation, the
Safety Plan should be reviewed and updated after a Mobile Crisis
Intervention (MCI), at the time of discharge from a 24-hour facility,
and when circumstances change or otherwise impact the youth's safety.
It is also expected to be reviewed periodically during CPT meetings
(for ICC-enrolled youth), as noted within the ICC performance
specifications, or more frequently as needed.
Download Safety Plan [English]
[Espanol]
Advance
Communication to Treatment Provider document (Advance Communication)
This document provides a method for the youth and/or parents/guardians
to communicate potential crisis support or intervention in advance and
in writing to potential future providers. In essence, it communicates
the following: "If you see me/my child in crisis, here is how I/we
would like to be treated, here are the types of interventions I/we
prefer, and here is what is important to me/our family." The Advance
Communication is a tool that promotes the consideration of
personal/family voice and choice and the practice of Shared
Decision-Making." The completion and dissemination of the document is
determined by the young adult/parent/guardian/caregiver. The Advance
Communication is most likely to be useful when a youth has used crisis
services before and expects to use the services again.
Download Advance
Communication to Treatment Provider [English]
[Espanol]
Supplements to the
Safety Plan and Advance Communication
These documents help families and individuals summarize important
information for treatment agencies that can be difficult or time
consuming to remember in a crisis situation. These four documents are:
Summary of Medical Information; Personal Demographic Information;
Summary of Prior Treatment; and Summary of Current Services, School,
and/or Work.
Download Supplements to the
Safety Plan and Advance Communication [English] [Espanol]