Mental Health Passports, And Safety Plans
Mental Health Passports and Safety Plans are digital spaces that we have developed in collaboration with Sheffield Health Partnership University (SHPU) that support your mental health and can help you access the right support when you need it.
Read more about what they are below and find links on further guidance to creating and using them.
What Are They?
You can share a link to your Mental Health Passport with people who support you with your mental health to provide context or information about how you like to be supported. This could be a loved one, health or social care professional. You can remove your consent for any individuals to view the passport at any time.
The Mental Health Passport can be completed as a stand-alone document, but it also works alongside the Safety Plan and the wider My Toolkit.
Staying safe when dealing with thoughts of suicide requires a lot of strength. Our Safety Plan aims to capture anything to help staying safe, such as coping mechanisms, support networks (both personal and professional), any risks which may need removing, distractions and more. The safety plan can be a personal tool or shared with trusted friends, family, or professionals to ensure you have support when needed.
The Safety Plan can be completed as a stand-alone document but also works alongside Mental Health Passports and the wider My Toolkit.
Further Guidance
We have published some guidance on how to use our Mental Health Passports and Safety Plans.
For individuals:
For those supporting others:
If you are interested in setting up a Safety Plan, or Mental Health Passport, please log into MyToolkit.
Feedback
Once you have used either the Mental Health Passport, or the Safety Plan, we are keen to hear your feedback. We have two surveys about functionality and usability.
For professionals:
Mental Health Passports and Safety Plan Feedback (professionals receiving them)
For individuals:
Mental Health Passports and Safety Plan Feedback (individual completing them)
