A safety plan is an important part of mental health and recovery. It assists you with finding coping

mechanisms. There are three steps to making a safety plan. First of all, you should list your triggers.

Triggers can be almost anything, from clowns, to loud noises, to dogs. Next, you list things that you can do

by yourself. You can either Google 'healthy coping mechanisms for young teens' or you can reference

my coping mechanisms page, or you can look it up yourself. Secondly, you list a trusted friend or friends.
Finally, you list a trusted adult, like a parent or teacher. If you don't feel safe enough to have a public list,

like one on the fridge or one somewhere in sight, you can put one on your phone, or have a small piece

of paper, like a notepad or a sticky note and keep it in your pencil case, wallet, or phone case.