AI and mental-health crisis plan: build the plan before you need it

A crisis plan is a one-page doc that lists warning signs, coping steps, and people to call. AI can help you build one for yourself or a friend before things get scary.

How to use it

• Ask AI for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline format
• Ask AI for 5 coping steps that work when you can't think straight
• Ask AI to suggest who to put on your trusted contacts list
• Ask AI to remind you that a plan is not a substitute for therapy

Try it

Spend 15 minutes with AI building a one-page crisis plan. Save it on your phone where you can find it fast.

Practice this safely

Use a real but low-risk workflow from your day. Treat AI as a drafting and organizing layer, then verify the output before anyone relies on it.

1. 1Ask AI to explain safety plan in plain language, then underline anything that sounds uncertain or too broad.
2. 2Give it one detail from "AI and mental-health crisis plan: build the plan before you need it" and ask for two possible next steps plus one reason each step might be wrong.
3. 3Check crisis against a trusted source, teacher, adult, expert, or original document before you use it.