BeyondNow Suicide Prevention App; Safety planning at your fingertips
You are probably aware of the formal safety planning strategies used with people at risk of suicide. Safety planning involves identifying warning signs, increasing the safety of the environment, developing strategies to help at risky times and identifying reasons to live. The trouble with a safety plan is that it is not a lot of use if you can’t find it when you need it or it is at home in your bedside drawer.
BeyondNow was developed collaboratively by beyondblue and Monash University with funding from the Movember Foundation. It provides a convenient smartphone-based way to develop and retain a safety plan. It is easy to use, includes suggestions for helpful strategies in times of crisis and quick easily accessible links to help lines. The app is free of charge but does require an operating system (iOS) of 8.0 or later. If that prevents you from downloading it to your phone you can still use the app on your computer by downloading it from the website. (https://www.beyondblue.org.au/get-support/beyondnow-suicide-safety-planning/create-beyondnow-safety-plan)
For more information go to http://www.med.monash.edu.au/scs/psychiatry/developmental/clinical-research/beyond-now.html
Gerhard is a full professor of Clinical Psychology at Linköping University, Sweden since 2003, an
d affiliated researcher at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden. Professor Andersson is an internationally recognized researcher in the field of CBT delivered through information and communication technology, as well as the author of the book “The Internet and CBT: a clinical guide”.
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