EmergencyHousing.CA Discharge & Transition Tool
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Ontario discharge toolkit

7-Day Aftercare Grid

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

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

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Most harm after a mental health or addiction discharge clusters in the first 72 hours and the first week. Assign a human to each day. “They have the number” is not a plan.
Ownership
Day of discharge
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Days 4–5
Days 6–7
Hard stops — do not wait for day 7