In 2017, Professor Sir Simon Wessely was appointed by Prime Minister Theresa May to lead a review in to the Mental Health Act 1983 (MHA).  He convened a number of advisory groups on various themes which were relevant and I was lucky enough to be invited to be a part of that, whilst working at […]

Last month, I posted about the inquest after the death of Mr Leighton Dickens in South Wales.  I would recommend reading that post before this one, or it risks making no sense, however by summary: Mr Dickens died by self-inflicted injury where his intentions were not clear after what the jury decided was a missed […]

This morning’s BBC News contains an article about a very sad homicide incident in 2019.  It relates to the victim’s daughter calling for more support for victim’s of homicides, but in Karen Cooper’s particular case, it was a doubly-tragic event because her father was killed and her mother seriously injured by her younger brother, Gary. […]