What is 1-2-7?

1-2-7 provides a realistic, time limited approach to safety planning and focuses on fostering empathic conversation which engages the person and when appropriate their family in problem solving and thinking around scenarios which may occur within the first week after a mental health crisis or discharge from inpatient stay.  It is a semi-structured conversation guide. The prompts are framed around daily events that matter to people. 1-2-7 begins with a focus on the first hour post discharge and the pragmatics of what may happen when a person gets to where they stay. It then establishes how the person will occupy themselves over the following two days and if they have the necessary supports. The conversation then turns to how the risk may fluctuate adversely over the coming week and how some of these risks can be mitigated. The goal is to identify triggers, early warning signs, internal coping and socialisation strategies, reducing access to means and using family / professionals to navigate crisis.