“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…

“Suicide needs to be spoken about” – Mike Palmer lost his daughter to suicide and is now campaigning for the support and education that could have saved her life.  

Mike Palmer lost his daughter to suicide. Beth Palmer was a talented young singer and performer, who ‘was always really confident and out there.' Suicide is the single biggest killer in those aged 35 and under, but Mike is campaigning for change.