Electronic, Self-Guided Safety Plan in Adolescents: Project SAFER

The active control intervention includes psychoeducation about suicide crisis services, with a particular focus on breaking down myths and barriers to using suicide crisis services use.

This is a modified version of the E-SPI first created by Methi and colleagues (2024) which was originally adapted from the six primary steps of the Stanely-Brown safety plan (identifying warning signs, internal coping strategies, social distractions, non-professional crisis contacts, professional crisis resources, suicidal means restriction). Modifications to the E-SPI were based on pilot-study participant feedback and feedback from a youth focus group. The intervention was updated in accordance with pilot-study participant feedback and feedback from subsequent youth interviews. Modification examples include updated instruction wording to reduce ambiguity, updated illustrations, and increased accessibility for participants with reading-based learning disabilities.