We made Freedom of Information requests to 50 Mental Health Trusts in England asking how many of their recent patients had killed, or were suspected of killing, others for each of the years between 2018 and 2023 Read More …
Research by Hannah Scholfield, University of Bath, on behalf of the Hundredfamilies charity ABSTRACT Context: There has been widespread concern about the apparent lack of available psychiatric beds in England and Wales to urgently assess and care for people Read More …
The Ministry of Justice is consulting on Open Justice.
Our submission covers our understanding of open justice, some serious problems in the application of open justice where the offender is mentally disordered – particularly in diminished responsibility cases and at First Tier Tribunals (mental health). Read More …
We’ve done a breakdown of the 2000+ mental health related homicides we’ve identified so far – to see if there are any potential patterns. We’ve broken them down by month, day of the week, and day of the month. The Read More …
Mental health problems may more often be a factor in homicides than gang membership, with most killings potentially preventable, a study by the London Violence Research Unit suggests. Fifty killings were selected from confidential murder case files held by the Metropolitan Read More …
Victims Bill Consultation Victim and Witness Policy and Strategy Team Ministry of Justice 102 Petty France London, SW1H 9AJ Email: victimsbillconsultation@justice.gov.uk 2 Feb 2022 Dear Victim and Witness Policy and Strategy Team Response to Victims’ Bill Consultation Thank you for Read More …
1 June 1950 – 4 July 2020 It’s with very great sadness that we recently learned of the untimely death of Maureen Lound, from Southport. In early 2016 Maureen lost her young son Will at the hands of a man Read More …
We were interviewed for this BBC Radio 4 programme – 15 Sept 20 at 8.00pm Mental disorder and killings that could have been prevented File on 4 When people with severe mental illnesses become acutely unwell crisis teams should step Read More …
Hundred families today responded to the Ministry of Justice’ consultation on the Victims Code. The Victims Code is the official government guidance setting out minimum standards of services and support that victims of crime should receive from state agencies like Read More …
Background The Mental Health Tribunal considers the release of psychiatric patients detained under the mental health act. Most will have been detained to receive treatment following deterioration in their mental health and have committed no offence. But around 4,800 will Read More …