Immediate Response Steps Workflow¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 5: Mental Health and Crisis Support.
Type: workflow
**sim-id:** immediate-response-steps-workflow<br/>
**Library:** Mermaid<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy Level: Apply (L3)
Bloom Verb: demonstrate, apply, use
Learning objective: Students apply the correct sequence of response steps
when they recognize a suicide or self-harm warning sign in themselves or
someone else, with every path ending in a trusted adult or 988 becoming
involved.
Visual style: Mermaid flowchart, linear with one branch point, deliberately
calm and text-only — no imagery or wording depicting a suicide attempt,
self-harm act, or method
Nodes (all clickable, `click NodeId call showInfo("term")`):
1. "Warning Sign Noticed (In Yourself or a Friend)" — click text: "This
applies whether someone says it directly or shows strong behavioral,
verbal, or emotional signs"
2. "Take It Seriously Immediately" — click text: "Do not wait to see if
the feeling passes on its own"
3. "Do Not Promise Secrecy" — click text: "Use the direct script: 'I care
about you too much to keep this a secret. I need to get help.'"
4. "Can You Reach a Trusted Adult Right Now?" (decision diamond) — click
text: "Both paths from here lead to the same outcome: getting help
involved without delay"
5a. "Yes" branch to "Tell the Trusted Adult Immediately" — click text:
"This happens even if the person at risk asks you not to tell anyone"
5b. "Not Yet" branch to "Call or Text 988 Right Now" — click text: "988 is
available 24/7, free and confidential, while you also work on reaching
a trusted adult"
6. Shared end node "Help Is Now Involved" — click text: "Staying engaged
until a trusted adult or crisis counselor has taken over matters as
much as the first response"
Connections: 1→2, 2→3, 3→4, 4→5a, 4→5b, 5a→6, 5b→6
Color coding: blue for response steps, gray for the decision diamond,
green for both branches and the shared end node (both paths are equally
valid, immediate responses)
Interactive features: click any node for its infobox; no depiction of a
crisis event, only response actions
Implementation: Mermaid.js flowchart with JavaScript click bindings to a
custom showInfo() function; content strictly limited to listening,
disclosure response, and connecting to help — no method-related content
anywhere in the specification