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Risk assessment documentation

A structured suicide/violence risk assessment — ideation, plan, means, and intent weighed against risk and protective factors, a clinical-judgment risk level, safety planning, and consultation documentation.

Stays on this device. Everything you enter here is saved only in this browser (IndexedDB) and is never sent to Meridian or any server — it works offline. Because entries can include client information, use a private, encrypted device, and clear or export to your EHR when you're done. This is a scratchpad, not the medical record of truth.

AI-assisted — clinician review required.Prompts, checklists, and any suggested language here are a scaffold, not clinical advice. Confirm accuracy, apply your professional judgment, and follow your agency's policies and NH statute before anything enters the record.

Encounter

Suicidal ideation

Firearms, medications, other means. Note steps taken to reduce access.

Homicidal / self-harm / other risk

Target, plan, means, intent. Consider duty-to-warn obligations if an identifiable victim exists.

Risk & protective factors

Weigh static and dynamic factors against protective factors to reach a clinical judgment.

Clinical judgment

Reflects your synthesis of the above — not a checklist sum.

Safety plan & response

988, mobile crisis, warm line, ED. Reference the Safety plan tool for the full Stanley–Brown plan.

Consultation & disposition

Pairs well with

Safety planning quick guideDeliver the Stanley-Brown intervention collaboratively.Duty-to-warn documentationIf risk extends to a third party, document per RSA 329:31.

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Duty-to-warn documentation

NH RSA 329:31–compliant template: threat assessment, identifiable victim, actions taken, notifications, and clinical reasoning.

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Session check-in

Quick start-of-session form: mood, sleep, substance use since last visit, and the client's agenda items.

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Meridian · New Hampshire community mental health. These templates and trackers are general professional aids, not legal advice or a substitute for clinical judgment, agency policy, or applicable statute and payer rules. Verify codes and requirements against current sources.

If a client is in immediate danger, call or text 988 or dial 911.