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Discharge & Transition Toolkit

Interactive planning sheets for the hour someone leaves hospital, withdrawal management, a crisis bed, or treatment. Fill them in this tab. Print or Save as PDF. Close the browser and the work is gone — by design.

What this is not. This suite does not replace EmergencyHousing.ca housing toolkit (housing rights, SPP, RGI, eviction clocks, shelter “bed tonight”). Use that toolkit for housing law. Use this one for clinical transition, safety, medications, Home First, and aftercare.

Transition Plan

Patient-oriented discharge summary: where I am going, who is involved, follow-up, and what to watch for.

Hospital, withdrawal management, inpatient MH, residential treatment, crisis bed.

Clinical Safety Plan

Stanley–Brown style six-step plan plus Ontario crisis routes. Clinical, not a housing bed-tonight sheet.

Suicide, self-harm, violence risk, post-crisis discharge.

Relapse & Overdose Plan

Triggers, 24-hour action, naloxone, never-use-alone, Good Samaritan reminder.

Addiction medicine, withdrawal management, concurrent disorders.

Medication Teach-Back

What I take, why, when, side effects, pharmacy, blister pack, and who to call.

Any discharge with new or changed prescriptions.

Home First & Health atHome

Ontario Health atHome referral worksheet: PSW, nursing, therapy, equipment, Home First.

Hospital to home, ALC prevention, community care coordination.

7-Day Aftercare Grid

Who calls whom in the first week. Appointments, pharmacy pickup, check-ins.

High-risk 72-hour and 7-day window after leaving care.

Warm Handoff Sheet

Worker-to-worker transfer: what was tried, what is booked, what is still open.

ED to community, hospital to outreach, treatment to primary care.

Negotiated / AMA Discharge

Harm-reduction leave plan when the person is leaving against advice or on a tight timeline.

Public Hospitals Act discharge, capacity intact, risk remains.

Caregiver & SDM Brief

What support people need to know — with consent noted on the page, not stored.

Family meetings, substitute decision-maker, chosen support.

Discharge Readiness Scan

Frontline checklist: clinical, practical, legal, and social barriers before the door.

Team huddle, charge nurse, discharge planner, case manager.

Crisis Wallet Card

Two-sided pocket card: my plan in one glance plus provincial numbers.

Give with every safety plan. Fits a wallet or phone case.

Print Packet Builder

Assemble several tools into one print / Save-as-PDF run. Still never stored.

End of a discharge meeting when more than one sheet is needed.