Efficacy of the Home-Based Mental Health Evaluation (HOME) Program for Engaging Patients in Care After Hospitalization

What is it about?

• The HOME Program supports patients after they discharge from the psychiatric inpatient unit, offering telephone-based outreach and a home visit until the patient is engaged in care. • HOME Program contacts include suicide risk assessment, safety planning, and problem-solving around barriers to care. • As compared to a control group, participants who enrolled in the HOME Program were more likely to engage in care, engaged in care more quickly and attended more outpatient appointments. • Treatment engagement is a well-established protective factor against suicide.

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