My Tools: taking care of your mental health and preventing suicidal thoughts

On My Tools, it’s possible to create small steps straight from your landing page (when logged into the platform). These small steps are actions you can take throughout your day to improve your wellbeing, little by little.

You can create your small steps yourself or get some ideas from our list, which is inspired by the Getting better my way tool, and customize them according to your needs. 

My journal is a space for you to write down how your day was or just include a picture to represent how you feel.  

Writing in your journal regularly can help you better understand what helps you or what might bring on distress. It can also highlight the positive moments of your day. Finally, this tool can allow you to think about what can be put into place to take care of your mental health.   

The self-assessment allows you to better understand yourself by taking stock of your mental health. It can give you useful pointers that can be shared with a healthcare professionnal. You can re-do it often to keep track of how things evolve over time.

The safety plan is a tool that can help protect you when you’re having suicidal thoughts. It contains steps to follow to reduce the intensity of suicidal thoughts and ensure your safety.

You can prepare and personnalize your plan when you’re feeling calm to plan for difficult moments. The safety plan is designed in accordance with best practices in suicide prevention.  

This tool provides quotes that can help you feel better, comfort you, and inspire courage. These quotes can be small sources of hope on hand for when you need them.

The breathing exercise can help soothe your nervous system, calm you down, and help give you energy. It can be used to help while experiencing distress or as a preventative measure. This tool can be used every day.