For Family, Friends, and Practitioners
How to Use Now Matters Now
Free Online Trainings
We’ve created a series of free online courses available to anyone looking to gain deeper insights into Now Matters Now skills and methods. Community Courses are available for those with suicidal thoughts, substance or mental health problems or their family members and friends. Service Provider Courses are available for healthcare, crisis, peer support service and school based providers.
Community
For those with suicidal thoughts, substance or mental health problems or their family members and friends.
NowMattersNow.org Expert Navigator Certification
Prepares you to share the Now Matters Now.org resource, for Service Providers as well. (1 hour)
Caring Contacts
A simple way to help prevent suicide, for Service Providers as well. (2 hours)
1 Week ‑ Micro‑Interventions
Includes 3 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills. (2 hours)
Service Provider
For healthcare, crisis, peer support service and school based providers.
12 month ‑ DBT skills
(26 hours, Micro‑Interventions required first)
5 Month ‑ Recommended Care
(10 hours, not yet released)
1 Week ‑ Suicide Safe Care
(2 hours)
1 Week ‑ Micro‑Interventions
Includes 3 Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills. (2 hours)
Resources
We regularly create free, printable, and shareable Now Matters Now worksheets and resources to support skill practice and deepen understanding of the science behind Now Matters Now.
The Science Behind Now Matters Now
We know what helps people in crisis. Now Matters Now was created with that knowledge in mind. Our efforts are focused on three main evidence‑based components: Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Narrative Psychology, and Social Support.
Rationale
Developed collaboratively with experts.
NMN Overview 1‑sheet
Share this Flyer describing NowmattersNow.org.
Stress Model
Stress Model explains why, for some of us, it is harder to manage the emotional pain of living.
Guided DBT
Use a Diary Card and Practice Assignment to make the most of your skills practice.
Skill Practice
Diary Card
Safety Planning
We know what to do in physical fires. What’s your plan for emotional fires? Create your Emotional Fire Safety Plan.
WRAP Plan
Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) from the Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust.
Now Matters Now Emotional Fire Safety Plan
A one‑page, check‑list‑style handout for safety planning, created by Now Matters Now.
Substance Use Safety Planning
An example Safety Plan worksheet for substance use recovery, created by The Institute for Family Health.
Domestic Violence Safety Planning
Safety Planning when you’re worried about abuse from a partner, by The National Domestic Violence Hotline.
Safety Planning Phone App
A confidential phone app for Safety Planning, provided for free by the VA, that helps you practice coping skills and access your safety plan easily from your phone.
Now Matters Now Safety Plan Guide
An in‑depth workbook guide for creating a safety plan
Stop, Drop, Roll
You can “Stop, Drop, and Roll” when On Fire emotionally.
How to “STOP” Impulsive Behaviors
Article about how to stop impulsive behaviors, by Dr. Kiki Fehling for Psychology Today
Video of Eye Contact from Now Matters Now
If you have no one to make eye contact with you can use this video
Stop, Drop, and Roll with Now Matters Now
A series of videos from Now Matters Now on how to use Stop, Drop, and Roll
Conceptual Model of and Intervention Development for Unplanned Suicide Attempts
Research paper on the development of Stop, Drop, Roll and quotes for attempt survivors
Microsite
Visit our micro‑site for young adults.
Posters
Posters designed by our Team.
Order and Print Online
All proceeds help us to cover website development costs.
Language Matters
Stop, Drop and Roll Steps
Ten Things Suicidal People Wish They’d Known
Skills Library
At Now Matters Now, we believe that we always have 5 choices for building meaningful lives. These choices help us reduce pain and suffering. They help us move towards joy and peace. They help us connect more deeply with others and with ourselves. Every moment, each person gets to decide what choice they want to make. Now Matters Now offers resources and evidence-based coping skills for all of the 5 choices.