P-CEP explained
What is Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP)?
Understand Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP), its four steps, and how to start a planning conversation with your support network.
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A plan on paper is not enough. Make it usable, shareable and practised.
The Lifebox P-CEP Pilot combines guided person-centred emergency preparedness with a participant-controlled mobile and web solution, helping people and their support networks prepare before a disruption becomes a crisis.
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Built with the participant
Designed for access when needed
Shared with consent
Practised and kept current
When the power goes out, the plan still works.
What is P-CEP?
Emergency preparedness built around the person
Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) plans for emergencies around an individual person — their routines, supports, equipment and choices — rather than around an organisation.
That matters because emergencies are bigger than disasters on the news. A plan that lives in a filing cabinet can't help when the power is out, the usual support person is unavailable, or an evacuation centre doesn't meet someone's needs.
Where are all the critical documents?
Insurance
NDIS plan
Medication list
Natural disasters and outages
Bushfires, floods and power failures — including what loss of power means for assistive technology.
Personal disruptions
The sudden loss of an informal carer or a regular support person is an emergency too — and one that is easy to overlook.
Individual circumstances
Mobility, communication, equipment and shelter needs that a blanket organisational plan can't cover.
How the pilot works
From conversation to a practised plan
1
Discover
Understand the participant's routines, supports, equipment and what an emergency would actually disrupt.
2
Facilitate
Guided sessions with the participant and, with consent, the people in their support network.
3
Build and share
Create the participant-controlled plan and share it — with consent — so it travels with the person.
4
Practise and review
Review prompts and a defined update process keep the plan current. Practice makes it usable when it matters.
Who it's for
The participant stays central. Everyone benefits.
Supporting Services
Hands-on support when document storage is only part of the job
Lifebox gives people a secure place to keep important information ready. For providers and businesses that need practical admin help, the team also offers bookkeeping, accounting, NDIS plan management, and enterprise workflow support.
Make room for a planning conversation
Practical articles for participants, families and support teams, with original resources to explore.
Practical planning
What should you include in a personal emergency plan?
A practical starting point for organising emergency contacts, everyday support needs, important information and agreed actions in a personal emergency plan.
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Read article Care networks
Planning for when a carer or support worker is unavailable
Prepare for a disruption to everyday care with agreed backup contacts, a clear handover and a plan built around the person receiving support.
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Read article The team behind Lifebox
About Lifebox
Leanne Jarchow
Founding Director
Abbey Mitchell
CEO
Stuart Bond
CTO
Help shape a practical approach to emergency preparedness
The P-CEP Pilot is open to providers, coordinators, OTs, participants and families. Suitability is discussed after application — applying doesn't commit you to anything.