A safety plan is a personalized plan that can help you remain safe when facing difficult situations and/ or troubling emotions. Usually made with a trusted mental health provider after assessing risk factors, a safety plan can help you recognize warning signs, identify coping skills and have readily available contact info.
Many adults 65 and older are affected by late life depression but only 10% ever receive treatment. Why? Because many people think that depression is a normal part of aging.
Self-harm is a challenging mental health symptom to overcome—and lack of understanding only makes it that much more difficult to work through. When it comes to serious mental health symptoms like self-harm, we need to show others and ourselves compassion rather than judgement. There is no shame in needing support and help!