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Beyond Now - Suicide Safety Planning app

Health app | By: Beyond Blue

In summary

  • About: safety planning app to help if you're having trouble coping, or when you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts
  • Suitable for: people struggling to cope
  • Cost: free
  • More information: beyondblue.org.au

Beyond Now is a suicide safety planning app from Beyond Blue. Safety planning can help if you're having trouble coping, or when you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts or feelings.

The app helps you prepare a structured plan, which you can use to assist yourself, or share with people you trust or your health professional for extra support when you're feeling distressed.

This is a convenient and confidential safety plan which fits in your pocket and that you can access and update at any time.

Beyond Now is free to download from the Apple Store or Google Play. You can also use Beyond Now online on your desktop, laptop or any handheld device.

Beyond Now by Beyond Blue

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More information

Beyond Now is designed to be used as part of your overall mental wellbeing and safety strategy. It is not intended to be your only form of support. Ideally you should work with a health professional or support person to create your plan.

Crisis support

If you are in an emergency, or at immediate risk of harm to yourself or others, please contact emergency services on 000. Other services include:

NOTE: This app is provided by one of Healthdirect Australia's trusted information partners. Please consider if this app is appropriate for your own individual circumstances. There may be costs to use the app or it may be free. You may also be charged for data from your telecommunications provider. For 24-hour health advice call healthdirect on 1800 022 222 or if you need help now these emergency and crisis helplines can provide immediate support.

Last reviewed: February 2023

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