Table 1

Participants’ demographic information

Service usersCarersStaff
No of people who expressed interest in the study6018142
No of people invited to interview301891
No of eligible interviews201035
 Gender identity

  • 8 women

  • 7 men

  • 2 non-binary

  • 3 people did not provide this information

  • 6 women

  • 2 men

  • 2 people did not provide this information

  • 19 women

  • 11 men

  • 5 people did not provide this information

 Ethnicity

  • 8 White

  • 3 Black

  • 2 Asian

  • 4 Mixed ethnicity

  • 3 people did not provide this information

  • 7 White

  • 1 Asian

  • 2 people did not provide this information

  • 24 White

  • 3 Asian

  • 2 Mixed ethnicity

  • 1 from ‘any other ethnic group’

  • 5 people did not provide this information

 Region

  • 1 North West

  • 5 East Midlands

  • 6 Greater London

  • 2 East of England

  • 1 South East

  • 2 South West

  • 3 people did not provide this information

  • 1 West Midlands

  • 4 East of England

  • 2 South East

  • 1 South West

  • two people did not provide this information

  • 4 North East

  • 7 North West

  • 2 East Midlands

  • 5 West Midlands

  • 4 Greater London

  • 2 East of England

  • 3 South East

  • 3 South West

  • 5 people did not provide this information

 Additional informationServices accessed or contacted:

  • Acute hospital wards

  • Community Mental Health Teams (CMHT)

  • Crisis Teams

  • Specialist services (self-harm, personality disorder)

 

  • 17 Psychiatrists (13 trainees and four consultants)

  • 10 Mental health nurses (including care coordinators, matrons, non-clinical prescribers)

  • 8 Clinical psychologists (including Cognitive Behavioural Therapists and systemic family therapists)

Services covered:

  • Community Mental Health Teams

  • Early intervention for psychosis

  • Crisis Teams

  • Acute hospital wards

  • Secure Forensic services