A relapse or a crisis does not warn you, but you can prepare for it. The joint crisis plan is a page you write when things are fine, with your circle and your team, for the day they are not. It says what helps you, what does not, who to call, and what you allow. Here is how Noali builds it with you.
The joint crisis plan (PCC, plan de crise conjoint) comes from psychiatry in the canton of Vaud, Switzerland, where it is a recovery tool: a plan written by the person together with the people who will be there on the day, rather than a form filled in alone. Noali has adapted it to addiction recovery. It starts with what good looks like, so everyone can recognise the moment things tip, and it ends with what you allow and what you want said, so nobody has to guess for you.
In Noali, each line of the plan is shared separately: your support team can see the whole plan if you decide so; your circle only sees the lines you open to them; lines marked “more private” stay with you by default. You can cut any sharing at any time.
What your everyday looks like when you are well: sleep, rhythm, cravings, relationships. It is the reference point for you and for others.
Situations, dates, people, places: the triggers. Yours, not the textbook ones.
What you feel, and what people around you notice before you do: withdrawing, irritability, the “just one”.
In order of preference, gentlest first: walking, writing, a specific exercise, calling someone, getting somewhere safe.
Just as important as the rest: it prevents well-meaning mistakes. Lectures, surveillance, hidden bottles.
Someone you trust, a relative, a team member, a professional, emergency services: name, role, phone, and when.
If you can no longer decide for yourself in the moment: call your doctor, alert your clinic, hold your keys. Written calmly, it changes everything.
Useful to responders and your care team. Stays private, never shared without your consent.
To your children, your employer, the people around you: your communication wishes, so nobody improvises.
Your support team (clinic, sober companion, coach) and your circle (Noali Family & Friends), each line by line, according to what you tick. A plan nobody has received is useless: Noali reminds you.
A relapse is not the end of recovery, it is information. On the day: get safe, open your plan, do what helps (part 4), call the first person in part 6. The next day: write down what happened before (that is often where a trigger or a sign you had not listed is hiding), add it to the plan, and pick the programme up where you left it.
In Noali, the companion knows your plan: if you tell it things are bad, it offers the plan without you having to look for it, and the Emergency button shows it from every screen.
A joint plan is built together: the person writes it, but family and team help them see their signs and choose what helps. In Noali, your clinic or sober companion can open the full plan with your consent to write it with you during the stay; you take it with you at discharge, up to date, in your pocket. The family member receives their part: what to do, what not to do, and what they are allowed to do on the day.
The Stanley and Brown safety plan is filled in alone, in six parts, focused on suicidal crisis. The joint crisis plan is written with the people around you, starts from what good looks like, adds what does not help, what you allow and what you want said, and is shared line by line. It works for addiction and for mental health alike.
Yes. The nine parts above fit on a sheet of paper. Noali adds line-by-line sharing, the current version for everyone, the reminder from the companion and the Emergency button.
After every difficult moment, and at least once a season. Your triggers and signs change as life changes; those who received the plan always see the latest version.
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