PFA Mobile vs Safe Life Guide

PFA Mobile was designed to assist responders who provide psychological first aid (PFA) to adults, families, and children as part of an organized response effort. This app provides responders with summaries of PFA fundamentals, PFA interventions matched to specific concerns and needs of survivors, mentor tips for applying PFA in the field, a self-assessment tool for readiness to conduct PFA, and a survivors' needs form for simplified data collection and easy referral. PFA Mobile was created by VA's National Center for PTSD in partnership with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) and DoD's National Center for Telehealth & Technology.

Safe Life Guide provides people with the tools to stay safe and navigate a suicidal crisis as well as build resilience for the future. HOPE digitises the evidence based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. You will explore and connect with your values and use them with the people and pursuits that that truly matter to you. The framework will walk you through values guided committed actions and build resilience and strengthen reasons for living. SAFE will provide your personalised situation specific safety plan and if you follow through the steps of the distress ladder you will know exactly what to do when you are feeling on edge, or in crisis, or amid an emergency. The HABIT framework will provide tools to be at your personal best by creating simple repeatable steps in line with the identity that you aspire to. You will also find a mood diary, alcohol log, medication history, safety tracker to note urges to self-harm or suicide and a reflective journal. All of this is free. For professionals who support people in suicidal distress, the annual subscription of Safe Life Guide provides a wealth of resources. They will have access to the full PROTECT training and all its derivates (LIFE, PEARLS, 1-2-7, 7 Safe Steps). This includes digital books, and access to the Progress Guide video library. Professionals can also use the safety documentation suite to write safety formulations and create collaborative safety plans to share with patients, families and other professionals involved in the person’s care.