Florida School Toolkit for K-12 Educators to Prevent Suicide

Step 5: Professionals or agencies I can contact during a crisis 1. Clinician Name: Phone Number: Clinician Pager or Emergency Contact Phone Number: 2. Local Urgent Care Services: Address: Phone Number: Suicide Prevention Lifeline Phone Number: 800-273-TALK (8255) CrisisTextLine.org (24 hours nationwide): text START or HELP to 741741 Have an iPhone? Talk to Siri for connection to help. Student Signature: Staff Signature: Date: Date: Note: Emphasis is on the safety plan being developed jointly with the student. If the plan is for an older student, have him or her fill it in. School staff members and the student should sit side by side to fill it out. Parents should be given a copy. Students should be continually asked if they still have their copy and do they have anything to add to it to increase their safety? If a student refuses to sign the safety plan, then hospitalization is likely warranted. If the student has lost the safety plan, another one should be developed. It is not uncommon for a suicidal student receiving community-based treatment, or even one who has received hospitalization services, not to have a written safety plan. If that is the case, the SMHP should develop one jointly with the student. 83