Safety planning in mental health care: what works and why
This study interviews people about their experiences with safety planning in mental health care. It aims to understand what works and why, to improve support for patients, carers, and staff.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 16 years or older.
- You can communicate in English.
- You have a computer and internet access.
- You are one of the following: a mental health service user, a carer of someone with mental health difficulties, or a mental health professional involved in safety planning.
- For service users: you have lived experience of managing mental health risks, or have taken the safety planning recovery college course, or are currently supported by Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust.
- For carers: you have cared for someone with mental health risks or have taken the safety planning recovery college course.
- For professionals: you support people with risk, have taken safety planning training, or have safety planning duties in your role.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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