Reducing readmission rates for individuals discharged from acute psychiatric care in Alberta using peer and text message support: Protocol for an innovative supportive program

• Main Authors: Ejemai Eboreime (Author), Reham Shalaby (Author), Wanying Mao (Author), Ernest Owusu (Author), Wesley Vuong (Author), Shireen Surood (Author), Kerry Bales (Author), Frank P. MacMaster (Author), Diane McNeil (Author), Katherine Rittenbach (Author), Arto Ohinmaa (Author), Suzette Bremault-Phillips (Author), Carla Hilario (Author), Russ Greiner (Author), Michelle Knox (Author), Janet Chafe (Author), Jeff Coulombe (Author), Li Xin-Min (Author), Carla McLean (Author), Rebecca Rathwell (Author), Mark Snaterse (Author), Pamela Spurvey (Author), Valerie H Taylor (Author), Susan McLean (Author), Liana Urichuk (Author), Berhe Tzeggai (Author), Christopher McCabe (Author), David Grauwiler (Author), Sara Jordan (Author), Ed Brown (Author), Lindy Fors (Author), Tyla Savard (Author), Mara Grunau (Author), Frank Kelton (Author), Sheila Stauffer (Author), Bo Cao (Author), Pierre Chue (Author), Adam Abba-Aji (Author), Peter Silverstone (Author), Izu Nwachukwu (Author), Andrew Greenshaw (Author), Vincent Israel Opoku Agyapong (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Individuals discharged from inpatient psychiatry units have the highest readmission rates of all hospitalized patients. These readmissions are often due to unmet need for mental health care compounded by limited human resources. Reducing the need for hospital admissions by provid...