Table 1.

Participants’ demographic information

	Service users	Carers	Staff
No of people who expressed interest in the study	60	18	142
No of people invited to interview	30	18	91
No of eligible interviews	20	10	35
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 information	Services 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