“The support was non-existent. I was readmitted to hospital”: Mental health patients are being neglected once discharged from hospital.

After the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the mental health crisis in the United Kingdom worsened. The number of people in contact with NHS mental health services increased from 3.6 million to 4.5 million between 2016-17 and 2021-22, which shows how many people need care and support for their mental health. Some people who experience a…