First, there is no danger of anyone killing themselves here, I simply need some factual information.
If a person is brought into the ER having overdosed on pills in an obvious attempt at suicide, their stomach is pumped and by the next day they are ok, what, if any, follow up should (or does) a hospital ER do? Do they call the cops? Do they do a mental health screening? Is there anything done to try to make sure the person doesn’t do it again, or is the patient simply sent home?
Unfortunately, a close friend of mine recently attempted suicide. He did not go to the hospital until 2 days later, so I don’t think they pumped his stomach. But after they did extensive tests to determine that he was ok physically, they transferred him to the hospital’s ‘behavioral health unit’, i.e. mental illness section. They kept him there for several days while he saw a psychiatrist, went to group therapy, etc. The doctors gave him medication (an antidepressant and an antipsychotic, since he was also hearing voices and having nightmares). When he left they gave him a prescription for the meds, and an appointment to see a different psychiatrist at an outpatient clinic.