Telephonic Follow Up to a Psychiatric Emergency Room Visit: A Call Center Service Model

• By: Gerald McCleery, PhD MHA-NYC
• April 1st, 2009
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A 2008 report by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors argues that “…lapses in continuity of care, especially after discharge from emergency department and inpatient psychiatry units, contribute to significant suicide-related morbidity and mortality”. The report...