Data collection took place in a community-based service meeting room between May 2018 and December 2019. The focus group and interviews were audio recorded and the duration was between 20 min and 1 h 10 min. Participants were welcomed, offered refreshments and consent was discussed and agreed be...
2]. The COVID-19 pandemic has added to this need due to the escalated global medical, social, and financial distress [3,4] at a time when mental health services are grappling with chronic funding gaps [5,6,7]. In 2021, the United Kingdom (UK) National Health Service (NHS...