Mental health groups have ‘failed to acknowledge’ risk of violence, says Mind chief Sector has avoided issue because of stigma fears, expert warns ahead of closure of Nottingham attacks inquiry The Guardian - UK · Sep 5
‘A new normal’: inquiry’s key findings on how Covid changed UK society Final module focuses on legacy and impact on mental health, particularly for key workers, vulnerable and bereaved people The Guardian - UK · Mar 4
Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews The Guardian - UK · Feb 20
‘Deeply worrying’ rise in mental health conditions in England, figures show Health leaders said the findings ‘paint a deeply worrying but sadly unsurprising picture’. Evening Standard · Jun 26, 2025
‘I had no voice’: black mental health patients on surviving a care system they say is racialised As a report into mental health care in England finds a sharp increase in people sent for urgent care, two people tell their traumatic stories of being hospitalised The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025
Urgent adult mental health crisis referrals in England double in a year Care Quality Commission report finds people becoming more unwell waiting for help, with services overstretched The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2025
Youngsters on mental health wards face ‘cliff edge of support’ at 18 – study There is an ‘inconsistent approach’ to transitioning patients from children to adult services, an investigation found. The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024
Mental health hospitals ‘re-traumatising patients’, charity warns It comes after an investigation found patient safety is being impacted by staffing issues at mental health facilities. The Independent UK · Oct 23, 2024
City Hall hears 'grave concerns' over change in police response to mental health calls Representatives from mental health organisations said that while they support the approach in principle, they were worried about its roll-out Evening Standard · Feb 7, 2024
Met Police to reduce time spent on mental health calls under new initiative with NHS Eight in 10 people sectioned in London would benefit more from community support than hospital admission, says NHS The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Metropolitan Police to reduce time spent on mental health calls under new scheme Under the Right Care, Right Person initiative, officers will not longer attend when a healthcare professional would be more appropriate. The Independent UK · Nov 1, 2023
Anger at 'ridiculous' Met police plan to curb mental health 999 visits The Metropolitan Police Commissioner is set to ban police officers in his force from attending thousands of calls they get every year to deal with mental health incidents Daily Mirror · May 29, 2023
The Olympic gold-medal figure skater running for congress Retired figure skater Sarah Hughes has filed to run for Congress in New York The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Olympic gold-medal figure skater Sarah Hughes running for NY congressional seat Retired figure skater Sarah Hughes has filed to run for Congress in New York The Independent UK · May 16, 2023
Insider UK · Mar 8, 2023 Gilson Gray Financial Management acquires Sarah Hughes Wealth Management Firm approaches £500m of assets under management with latest deal
Wales Online · Feb 16, 2023 People 'being pushed to brink' by and cost of living crisis, Covid and news Head of a major charity very concerned about the mental health of the nation, which she claims has been overlooked by politicians
The Independent UK · Feb 16, 2023 Pandemic and cost-of-living crisis ‘risk pushing people to the brink’ Dr Hughes said that services needed to get better at catching people before their mental health deteriorated.
The Denver Post · Oct 6, 2022 Overdoses, homicides and suicides drove Colorado’s teen death rate up more than 60% over last decade DENVER, Colo. — Colorado high school students were significantly more likely to die in 2020 than in 2010, despite signs that, in many ways, teens are now better off.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2022 House of the Dragon recap: episode one – blood, guts, gore and tons of epic action Hundreds of whooping extras! Mighty heroes doing battle! Megabucks cinematography! Our long-awaited Game of Thrones spin-off isn’t doing things by halves
The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022 Reducing poverty and inequality should be ‘urgent public health necessity’ Poverty is toxic to people’s mental and physical health, the Centre for Mental Health said.
The Texas Tribune · Jul 12, 2022 Linda Coffee argued Roe v. Wade. Now, she’s watching its demise. Coffee was just 30 when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed with her argument that the constitutional right to privacy extended to abortion: “I thought, OK, well this is done now. I was thinking the [abortion] question was settled for as long as the country lasted.”
The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2022 Peaky Blinders recap: series six finale – a thrumming, electrifying signoff The gangster saga bows out in a blaze of glory, giving all our fan favourites their moment in the sun … and leaving plenty of feuds for the future. See you on the big screen, Peakys
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 A year without Sarah: memory, loss and the pain of Mother’s Day emails The Observer writer Sarah Hughes died at just 48. Her husband talks about how he is coping and the launch of the memoir that was so dear to her
The Guardian - UK · Mar 27, 2022 Holding Tight, Letting Go by Sarah Hughes review – lessons from a life well lived This collection of essays by the late Observer and Guardian journalist and her friends is a moving, funny and bracing account of living and dying