Safety Plan vs Coping Cards

Safety Plan is here to help you make a plan for dealing with thoughts of suicide and self-harm. The app will walk you through filling out the 6 steps of a safety plan, share your safety plan with your loved ones, and use your safety plan in a moment of crisis. The app also includes audio and interactive tools to help you calm down, information for you and your loved ones about safety plans and suicide, mood tracking, and ready access to crisis support. Safety Plan is a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs app, developed by the National Center for PTSD Dissemination and Training Division and the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention.

Coping Cards – CopeDeck is an offline deck packed with coping cards for anxious moments, sleep worries, and overthinking. When your brain goes blank, just open the app, swipe a card, and read a short guide that tells you when to use it, what to do, and why it helps. Then you can draw another card or simply rest in the calm for a moment. What you can do with CopeDeck Calm anxiety & panic Grounding exercises, breathing prompts, and reassuring self‑talk when your body feels on high alert. Quiet racing thoughts at night Cards designed for bedtime worries and rumination, so you don’t fall into doom‑scrolling. Get unstuck during the day Quick tools for overthinking, self‑criticism, and stress you can use between meetings or on the train. Build a personal deck Mark cards as favorites to build your own coping cards library you can revisit quickly. Designed to be light and quick Clear "when to use" info, simple steps, and a short "why it works" on each card. Simple text and calm visuals, no clutter. Works offline once downloaded. Coping Cards – CopeDeck is not therapy, but it’s built to sit in your pocket as a first step before doom‑scrolling or spiraling. Draw a card, try one small thing, and see if it helps.