What components are included in safety planning for imminent suicide risk?

• A. Dissuade seeking help and isolate the individual.
• B. Ignore risk and wait.
• C. Only document concerns but do not act.
• D. Initiate safety planning, remove means if possible, involve trusted people, and contact emergency services if imminent risk.

Answer: (D)

When risk is imminent, the priority is to keep the person safe right now. The plan should be concrete and action‑oriented: initiate safety planning with the person, involve trusted individuals who can monitor and support them, remove lethal means from access if possible, and contact emergency services or crisis resources if danger is immediate. This approach reduces opportunities for self-harm and mobilizes timely help from others who can intervene.

The other options don’t address immediate safety. Dissuading seeking help and isolating can worsen risk by cutting off support and increasing distress. Ignoring the risk and waiting does nothing to reduce danger. Merely documenting concerns without taking protective steps leaves the person vulnerable and does not provide the urgent intervention that imminent risk requires.