Name common risk indicators for potential crisis in clients?

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Recognizing a broad set of risk indicators that signal a potential crisis helps you intervene promptly. The strongest indicator list includes suicidal ideation, threats of harm, extreme distress, hopelessness, aggression, and drastic changes in behavior. These signs point to imminent risk and trigger the need for immediate risk assessment, safety planning, and escalation to appropriate resources (such as a supervisor or crisis services) as part of a safety-first approach. The other options miss important pieces or present only isolated signals: stable mood and high energy do not indicate crisis; extreme distress and aggression cover some risk but omit thoughts of self-harm and hopelessness; aggression alone is not enough to gauge overall crisis risk. So the most comprehensive and protective set of indicators is the one that includes ideation, threats, severe distress, hopelessness, aggression, and drastic behavior changes.