The Suicide Risk Assessment and Safety Planning Templates and Guide has been fully revised and expanded, providing a comprehensive, structured framework for conducting and documenting suicide risk assessments in clinical practice.
 
Updated in December 2025, this resource includes 70 pages of core content, along with a print-friendly black and white version of the templates, bringing the total to 84 pages.
 
Designed for psychologists and mental health clinicians, this resource supports accurate risk identification, defensible documentation, and a consistent, ethical approach to suicide risk assessment and management. It is grounded in current research and informed by clinical practice, offering clear guidance across each stage of the assessment and safety planning process.
 
Suicide risk assessment is a critical component of clinical work, yet many clinicians feel uncertain about how to structure assessments, determine levels of risk, and document their decisions in a way that is both thorough and clinically appropriate. This resource provides a clear and practical framework to support confidence, consistency, and clinical reasoning.
 
What’s included:
 
A detailed clinician guide
A structured, easy-to-follow guide outlining the key components of suicide risk assessment, including what to assess, how to interpret findings, and how to document them clearly and appropriately.
 
Comprehensive risk assessment templates
A clean, logically organised template designed to guide in-session conversations while supporting thorough and defensible clinical documentation.
 
A structured risk rating system
Clear guidance to support differentiation between low, moderate, and high levels of suicide risk, with consideration of both acute and ongoing risk factors.
 
Step-by-step management planning
Practical, structured guidance for responding to different levels of risk, supporting clinical decision-making and appropriate intervention.
 
Collaborative safety planning framework
A structured approach to safety planning that supports collaboration with clients, including adaptations for young people and neurodivergent individuals.
 
Inclusive and responsive practice
This updated edition includes considerations to support trauma-informed, culturally responsive, and neurodiversity-affirming care, with guidance relevant to:
• neurodivergent clients
• LGBTQIA+ communities
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
• children and young people
 
Who this is for
 
This resource is designed for psychologists and mental health clinicians who want a suicide risk assessment process that is structured, defensible, and aligned with contemporary practice. It is suitable for early-career psychologists building confidence in risk assessment, as well as experienced clinicians seeking a more consistent and comprehensive framework.
 
Key features
• 70-page comprehensive guide and template
• Additional black and white print-friendly version of the templates included (84 pages total)
• Structured suicide risk assessment template for clinical use
• Clear framework for assessing, documenting, and managing risk
• Supports defensible, ethical, and evidence-based practice
• Flexible formatting for use across tablet, desktop, or print
 
Delivered as a digital PDF.
 
Available individually or as part of the Practice Tools Bundle for a discounted rate.