When It Is Used
Use this before crisis occurs so preferences and support information are available if the person has reduced capacity to advocate for themselves.
Crisis Plan
The Crisis Plan is a ready-to-send advance support preference tool for practitioners helping a person prepare for acute crisis periods. It helps the person document preferred and unwanted supports, key contacts, roles, decision points, values, and safety needs for times when they may have reduced capacity to advocate for themselves.
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Tool guide
Learn more about this tool
Use this background section to understand when the tool fits, how practitioners use it, and what to consider before sharing it with clients.
What It Captures
The plan captures preferred supports, unwanted supports, key contacts, supporter or provider roles, decision points, values, and safety needs.
Important Limits
The tool does not score risk, determine decision-making authority, invent emergency-service instructions, or add unsupported crisis protocol fields.
Does this Crisis Plan make clinical risk decisions?
No. It organizes person-provided advance preferences and readiness cues; it does not score risk or determine required interventions.
Can sensitive sections be left unresolved?
Yes. Sensitive or unresolved sections can be saved and flagged for practitioner discussion.
How is the plan used during crisis?
The plan can be shown in a clear read-only reference mode so supporters or providers can review documented preferences.