This guide was prepared by Counties Manukau District Health Board to be used by clinicians when supporting a patient to create a personal safety plan. 

A personal safety plan is a six-step clinical intervention developed collaboratively with the person you are supporting. The plan aims to support those at-risk of suicide or having suicidal thoughts to manage and decrease their suicidal feelings and help them stay safe when these feelings appear.

Read in conjunction with the Manawa app, and Mental Health Foundation's two safety plans:

• Manawa - my own survival plan app
• Personal safety plan
• Ko wai ahau? (Who am I?) - a personal safety plan for rangatahi/youth