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Most people leave the ER post mental health crisis with no real guidance on what comes next.

The gap between clinical knowledge and actual recovery is wider than most people expect.

Get one contact who knows what happened and can be reached if things worsen before a first appointment.

There is no real guide for when you leave the emergency room after a mental health crisis. I spent over two decades on the other side of that discharge desk. There is a reason you don't get a discharge guide; it is because we didn't have one to give you.

Our discharge instructions are often a few sheets of paper with some phone numbers to call for follow-up. There may be a prescription to fill at the pharmacy. The recommendation for the follow-up appointment is now for you to make.

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