Tools and resources for service providers

Tools and resources for service providers

Holistic Crisis Planning for Children Youth and Families: A Companion Guide for Providers
Holistic Crisis Planning for Adults and Families: A Companion Guide for Providers

Holistic crisis planning videos

Watch service providers demonstrate how to--and how not to--engage youth and families in crisis planning in three different settings:

Holistic crisis planning tools

Safety plan

This is an in-community, in-the-moment tool used by children, young adults, or parents to reduce or manage worsening symptoms, promote wanted behaviours, prevent or reduce the risk of harm or diffuse dangerous situations.

• Safety plan template for children, youth and families.
• Safety plan template for individuals and adults.

Advance communication to treatment providers template

This tool provides a method for persons or parents/guardians to communicate in advance and in writing to potential future providers of crisis support or intervention. Download the Advance Communication to Treatment Provider template:

• for children, youth and families
• for individuals and adults

Plan supplements

These are pre-formatted supplemental sheets that persons/families may find useful in organizing and efficiently communicating information that is commonly sought by treatment providers. Youth and/or parent(s)/guardian(s), choose to complete any or all of the sections, and add any or all of the sheets to their Safety Plan or Advance Communication. Download the plan supplement template:

• for children, youth and families
• for individuals and adults

Translated tools

The HCP tools are also available in French, Punjabi, Urdu and Polish.

HCP Tools in French:

• Safety Plan
• Advance Communication
• Supplement

HCP Tools in Punjabi:

• Safety Plan
• Advance Communication
• Supplement

HCP Tools in Urdu:

• Safety Plan
• Advance Communication
• Supplement

HCP Tools in Polish:

• Safety Plan
• Advance Communication
• Supplement

Evaluation materials

• HCP Training Evaluation
• HCP Client Level Evaluation

More content

• Articles to come.
• Kappy video to come.