Guidelines for integrated suicide-related crisis and follow-up care in emergency departments and other acute settings
2017
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Black Dog Institute
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Patients and ED staff are often dissatisfied with ED care expressing a lack of ongoing support, rapid discharge and patients often left to manage their own care. These guidelines address how to follow up with patients reporting to EDs after a suicide attempt to ensure safe and secure continuity of care to prevent future attempts.