A man from Wales who tried to take his life earlier this month has claimed mental health care in Wales is "non-existent" after he was discharged from hospital with a mental health support plan which left questions unanswered. Mitchell Bock, 30, has struggled with his mental health for the past 10 years and over the past six months says he has tried to seek support from his GP for his suicidal thoughts.
Mitchell, a musician who works in finance and lives in Caerphilly, claimed in the past decade doctors in Wales have done nothing other than prescribe him stronger anti-depressants. On Sunday, December 4, Mitchell took an overdose and was admitted to Grange University Hospital. Mitchell said he was there for about 13 hours and sat on a chair with "nobody really doing anything" until he saw the crisis team who he claims were with him for around two minutes.
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