This presentation will cover the problem areas of the revolving door effect and the importance of following up with suicidal persons after leaving an inpatient care system. Attendees will receive a brief overview of the problem description, and supporting statistics, and hear a case vignette that illustrates the problem at hand.

Attendees will also be introduced to a framework that spells out how to ensure a smooth process for continuity of care that accomplishes several things:

• help people transition safely out of hospitals and back into their communities,
• increases client engagement with incoming community providers and ultimate care satisfaction with outgoing hospital providers, and
• lowers readmission rates.