Currently, clients accessing the walk-in clinic at NHHCMHS are not being screened for suicide risk using a formalized screening practice, resulting in inconsistent documentation, the potential for clients contemplating suicide to not receive the proper level of care needed, and failure to meet the Quality Health Indicator Standards for depression.
This IDEAS team focused on the following aim;
By March 31, 2019, 90% of people attending the walk in clinic are screened for suicide risk and, for those who are identified as having thoughts of suicide, 90% will be offered the opportunity to formulate a safety plan that will be taken home by the client and documented in the file.