Mental health

Poor support ‘driving rise in deaths after discharge’

By 2025-03-12T13:12:00

Psychiatric / mental health unit

The rate of patients dying by suicide shortly after discharge from mental health units has increased in recent years, with researchers calling for better post-discharge support.

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