Student Crisis Assessment & Safety Planning Protocol
Rapid crisis assessment and safety planning for at-risk students
What You Can Do
You can systematically assess student suicide risk, self-harm concerns, and threats to safety using C-SSRS principles and threat assessment frameworks. The skill helps you stratify risk levels, document clinical decision-making that meets legal/ethical standards, and generate immediate safety planning recommendations—critical functions that protect student welfare and your professional liability.
Features
Evaluates suicide ideation severity, intent, and planning using evidence-based rating scales
Systematically records risk factors, protective factors, and your clinical reasoning for admin and parent communication
Generates immediate intervention recommendations (outpatient follow-up vs. emergency referral) with clear decision thresholds
Identifies situations requiring emergency services (911) vs. parent notification vs. admin escalation
Structures crisis interviews to gather critical information efficiently while maintaining student rapport
Produces clinical notes that withstand scrutiny and demonstrate standard-of-care decision-making
Categorizes students as low/moderate/high/imminent risk with corresponding action steps
Example Output
Example 1: Suicidal Ideation Assessment
- Student discloses passive suicidal thoughts ("I wish I wasn't here") but no plan or intent
- Risk factors: Recent breakup, isolation, academic stress
- Protective factors: Close family support, school involvement
- Assessment outcome: Moderate risk → Outpatient referral + safety plan with family involvement + weekly counselor check-ins
Example 2: Self-Harm Risk
- Student reports cutting behaviors for 3 months, escalating frequency
- Identifies emotional regulation as primary function
- Assessment outcome: Moderate-high risk → Emergency services referral + family notification + psychiatric evaluation + inpatient assessment consideration
Example 3: Threat to Others
- Student makes specific threat toward peer + has access to means
- History of aggression + recent trauma
- Assessment outcome: Imminent risk → Immediate 911 call + threat assessment escalation + administrator notification + safety planning for potential victim
What's Included
- SKILL.md instruction file: Complete crisis assessment protocol with C-SSRS integration and threat assessment framework
- Assessment checklist: Risk factor documentation template covering suicidal ideation, intent, planning, and self-harm/threat behaviors
- Safety planning worksheet: Template for generating immediate interventions with decision thresholds (low/moderate/high/imminent risk)
- Mandatory reporting flowchart: Visual guide for determining when to call 911 vs. parent notification vs. administrator escalation
- Documentation template: Clinical note structure that demonstrates standard-of-care decision-making for legal protection
Who It's For
- School counselors — Conducting rapid crisis assessments and safety planning with at-risk students
- School psychologists — Performing threat assessments and documenting risk stratification decisions
- Assistant principals/deans — Supporting crisis response and understanding counselor recommendations
- Crisis response team members — Coordinating multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention
- Special education coordinators — Assessing risk in students with emotional/behavioral disabilities
Best For
- Acute suicidal ideation/intent assessment — Rapidly evaluating severity and determining emergency vs. outpatient referral
- Self-harm risk evaluation — Documenting cutting, burning, or other injurious behaviors and safety planning
- Threat assessment and documentation — Recording threats to self/others with decision-making rationale
- Safety planning and intervention selection — Generating defensible recommendations for immediate actions
- Crisis communication with families and administrators — Creating clinically sound documentation for stakeholder briefings
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