Emergency Support Contact List

Emergency Support Contact List is a relapse-prevention support-network and contact-sequence tool for practitioners helping clients prepare for cravings, triggers, relapse risk, or emergencies. It helps the client know whom to contact, under what circumstances, and how emergency escalation is included when needed.

PlanRisk reviewIntervention planningSubstance useRelapse preventionCrisis response

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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 list captures support people or services, contact methods, circumstances for use, reachability information when known, sequence order, and emergency escalation entries when included.

Reachability Matters

A contact without a contact method should not be marked reachable. Unreachable or incomplete contacts are flagged for update.

Important Limits

The tool does not guarantee a contact will respond, grade clinical risk, or generate emergency instructions beyond entered content.

Is contact order configurable?

Yes. Contact sequence order is a supported setting because it changes who is considered first during urgent moments.

What happens if a contact method is missing?

The contact should be shown as missing reachability details and should not be marked reachable.

Does the tool provide emergency instructions?

No. It displays entered support contacts and emergency escalation entries; it does not generate crisis instructions.

Are fictional demo contacts saved?

No. Saving can preserve the tool and intentional reusable setup, but sample contacts do not become real client data.