A Leeds woman says she still messages her late friend as a way of overcoming her own struggles. Katelyn Frost, 17, from Leeds has spent years dealing with her own mental health issues and faced a very difficult time following the death of her friend, to this day she still speaks to her when her mental health is low.
Katelyn says she had a year of being 'turned down' by community mental health services when lockdown first began and due to this she had no choice but to go into a psychiatric hospital. She spent two years in and out of these hospitals.
Katelyn spoke of the neglect she saw inside these hospitals, which is where she witnessed the passing of her close friend Chelsea Mooney. Chelsea passed away the day before Katelyn's 16th birthday following reported failings by Sheffield Cygnet hospital.
