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Safety Planning Strategies

Patient Education
Apr 1, 2021

Think about the categories below for safety planning:

Strangulation or suffocation:

  • Belts
  • Scarves
  • Sheets
  • Cords
  • Ropes
  • Plastic bags

Overdose or ingestion:

  • All over-the-counter medicines
  • Drugs and alcohol
  • Toxic chemicals, such as:
  • Bleach
  • Cleaning products
  • Yard products
  • Pest poisons

Guns and ammunition:

  • Be triple safe by keeping guns unloaded and locked
  • Ammunition locked away from the guns

Fire safety:

  • Lighters
  • Matches

Sharps and tools:

  • Kazors
  • Craft supplies
  • Other tools

Electronics:

  • Internet access
  • Social media
  • Phone
  • Cyberbullying

Home Safety Sweep: Common objects of concern by room

Kitchen:

  • Knives
  • Garbage bags
  • Cleaning supplies

Living Room and Family Room:

  • TV 
  • Lamp cords

Bathrooms:

  • Razors
  • Cleaning supplies
  • Over-the-counter and prescription medicines

Bedrooms:

  • Belts
  • Sheets
  • Metal hangers

Other Living Spaces (Home Office and Basement):

  • Storage
  • Scissors

Garage, Tool Shed, and Outdoors:

  • Ropes
  • Yard and garden chemicals
  • Tools

This is not a complete list, but ideas to get you started so you can be more aware of risks in your home.