Dr Sarah Hughes
@drsarahhughesceo.bsky.social
CEO of Mind Charity 🙏🏼
Founder The Muse Nine 💡
Views always my own, especially the brilliant ones 😏 #OnlyThoughts
https://linktr.ee/drsarahhughesceo
Founder The Muse Nine 💡
Views always my own, especially the brilliant ones 😏 #OnlyThoughts
https://linktr.ee/drsarahhughesceo
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Any genuine attempt to better understand what is going on around young people, unemployment & poor health is welcome, especially as an alternative to rushing to propose further benefit cuts
Critical that this review gets some key things right though... 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Critical that this review gets some key things right though... 🧵
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Inquiry to review rising levels of youth inactivity
Former Labour Health Secretary Alan Milburn will lead the investigation, with conclusions set to be published next summer.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
Today, we launch the annual Big Mental Health Report with a series of worrying findings about the state of the nation’s mental health. www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
The Big Mental Health Report
The Big Mental Health Report from Mind is for anyone looking for trusted information on how mental health problems affect people in England and Wales.
www.mind.org.uk
October 16, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Today, we launch the annual Big Mental Health Report with a series of worrying findings about the state of the nation’s mental health. www.mind.org.uk/about-us/our...
🕊️ It’s called Assisted Dying: A Nation’s Choice.
It’s about love, loss, morphine pumps, and the quiet moments that change how you see life itself.
If we legislate for death, we must first legislate for dignity.
It’s about love, loss, morphine pumps, and the quiet moments that change how you see life itself.
If we legislate for death, we must first legislate for dignity.
Assisted Dying - A Nations Choice
Content note
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November 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
🕊️ It’s called Assisted Dying: A Nation’s Choice.
It’s about love, loss, morphine pumps, and the quiet moments that change how you see life itself.
If we legislate for death, we must first legislate for dignity.
It’s about love, loss, morphine pumps, and the quiet moments that change how you see life itself.
If we legislate for death, we must first legislate for dignity.
When 2/3 of our furries are pleased to see me… the other one is too busy guarding my plants! #PetsForYourMentalHealth
October 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
When 2/3 of our furries are pleased to see me… the other one is too busy guarding my plants! #PetsForYourMentalHealth
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
Coverage of @mind.org.uk's new report on youth mental health
Government plans for 50 youth hubs are welcome, but a serious response to the scale of the crisis requires services like this in every local authority, as part of a wider youth mental health strategy www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Government plans for 50 youth hubs are welcome, but a serious response to the scale of the crisis requires services like this in every local authority, as part of a wider youth mental health strategy www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Government ‘must go further and faster on hubs for youngsters’ mental health’
A report by mental health charity Mind said many young people are reaching crisis point before they receive any kind of care.
www.independent.co.uk
October 29, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Coverage of @mind.org.uk's new report on youth mental health
Government plans for 50 youth hubs are welcome, but a serious response to the scale of the crisis requires services like this in every local authority, as part of a wider youth mental health strategy www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Government plans for 50 youth hubs are welcome, but a serious response to the scale of the crisis requires services like this in every local authority, as part of a wider youth mental health strategy www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
Heartbreaking figures. The causes will, of course, be complex. But a caricatured debate about 'overdiagnosis' is a dangerous distraction when, as @mind.org.uk's @gemmabyrne.bsky.social says here, over half a million under-18s are on mental health waiting lists www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Suicide rates among young people in England rose 50% in 10 years, figures show
Charities accuse government of ‘sliding backwards’ on child mental health after ONS findings
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Heartbreaking figures. The causes will, of course, be complex. But a caricatured debate about 'overdiagnosis' is a dangerous distraction when, as @mind.org.uk's @gemmabyrne.bsky.social says here, over half a million under-18s are on mental health waiting lists www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Have you ever rolled your eyes at your mum when she asked for tech support?! If so this blogs for you 🙌🏼
Tech Rubicon
Every Generation Updated the System (and Occasionally Broke It)
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October 20, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Have you ever rolled your eyes at your mum when she asked for tech support?! If so this blogs for you 🙌🏼
I get why people want to bring loved ones back. I’ve wanted that too.
But AI doesn’t heal grief — it loops it.
Ghosts in the Machine is about the fantasy of resurrection and the cost of not letting go.
But AI doesn’t heal grief — it loops it.
Ghosts in the Machine is about the fantasy of resurrection and the cost of not letting go.
Ghosts in the Machine…
When my dad died thirteen years ago, I couldn’t look at him, listen to his voice, or even be in the house where he died — the house my beautiful mum still lives in.
open.substack.com
October 15, 2025 at 6:23 AM
I get why people want to bring loved ones back. I’ve wanted that too.
But AI doesn’t heal grief — it loops it.
Ghosts in the Machine is about the fantasy of resurrection and the cost of not letting go.
But AI doesn’t heal grief — it loops it.
Ghosts in the Machine is about the fantasy of resurrection and the cost of not letting go.
#Wisecrack is one of those rare podcasts that manages to be both brutally compelling and heartbreakingly tender. It drags you into the raw desperation of the story and yet, somehow, leaves you feeling cared for in the telling.
October 1, 2025 at 7:08 AM
#Wisecrack is one of those rare podcasts that manages to be both brutally compelling and heartbreakingly tender. It drags you into the raw desperation of the story and yet, somehow, leaves you feeling cared for in the telling.
🎭 Party conferences = theatre.
But what about leadership?
My five tests:
Gravitas
Polls
Language
Bedfellows
Performance
Most leaders fail at least one. Some fail them all.
#Politics #Leadership #ConferenceSeason
But what about leadership?
My five tests:
Gravitas
Polls
Language
Bedfellows
Performance
Most leaders fail at least one. Some fail them all.
#Politics #Leadership #ConferenceSeason
Political Panto: Five Tests Behind the Curtain
Dear Politicians,
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
🎭 Party conferences = theatre.
But what about leadership?
My five tests:
Gravitas
Polls
Language
Bedfellows
Performance
Most leaders fail at least one. Some fail them all.
#Politics #Leadership #ConferenceSeason
But what about leadership?
My five tests:
Gravitas
Polls
Language
Bedfellows
Performance
Most leaders fail at least one. Some fail them all.
#Politics #Leadership #ConferenceSeason
Relieved not to be attending party conferences this year - sorry @jemimaolchawski.bsky.social but it’s over to you! 🙏🏼
September 28, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Relieved not to be attending party conferences this year - sorry @jemimaolchawski.bsky.social but it’s over to you! 🙏🏼
Anyone else reading #QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling - errrrrrrrr it’s extraordinary, disturbing and funny - dystopian storytelling at its best - deep enough but not so deep I can’t sleep!
September 27, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Anyone else reading #QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling - errrrrrrrr it’s extraordinary, disturbing and funny - dystopian storytelling at its best - deep enough but not so deep I can’t sleep!
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now."
@markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7
@markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7
September 22, 2025 at 7:32 AM
"Trustees need to know, if they don't already, the pressure that third sector leaders are facing around the country right now."
@markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7
@markrusselluk.bsky.social on the important role for trustee boards in promoting the wellbeing of senior leadership teams.
🎧 Podcast: bit.ly/4mgVYk7
This is such a classic, terrifying to watch as a child - even more terrifying to study I Claudius for Classics A Level - deep trauma and the lengths people go to for dominion over others. This TV production was groundbreaking!
'A Touch of Murder', the first episode of I, Claudius, was originally broadcast on this day in 1976.
September 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
This is such a classic, terrifying to watch as a child - even more terrifying to study I Claudius for Classics A Level - deep trauma and the lengths people go to for dominion over others. This TV production was groundbreaking!
The fact is Dianne Abbott walks the corridors of power knowing that people are saying despicable things about her. If ever you need inspiration about resilience, mission and sheer power of will - there she is. Shame on those who colluded, you couldn’t deal with even a tenth of what she has!
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The fact is Dianne Abbott walks the corridors of power knowing that people are saying despicable things about her. If ever you need inspiration about resilience, mission and sheer power of will - there she is. Shame on those who colluded, you couldn’t deal with even a tenth of what she has!
Leadership isn’t a popularity contest.
My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders.
Revolutions aren’t run on likes.
#TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge
My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders.
Revolutions aren’t run on likes.
#TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge
The Likability Trap
In the last few weeks I’ve been asked how I tolerate not being liked, triggered by the multiple dissenting stories about women leaders.
open.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Leadership isn’t a popularity contest.
My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders.
Revolutions aren’t run on likes.
#TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge
My latest Women in Charge blog is about the likability tax, the myth of thick skin, and why “difficult women” often make the best leaders.
Revolutions aren’t run on likes.
#TheLikabilityTrap #WomenInCharge
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
Published our work today on young people’s experiences of the ‘missing middle’ of mental health support.
We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help.
You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻
English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D
Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt
We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help.
You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻
English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D
Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt
September 11, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Published our work today on young people’s experiences of the ‘missing middle’ of mental health support.
We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help.
You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻
English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D
Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt
We were told of the emotional impact of struggling to access help.
You can read the overview of what we heard here👇🏻
English: lnkd.in/eQmHwf4D
Cymraeg: lnkd.in/enmV76Dt
Angela Rayner’s “scandal” shows how shame is weaponised — through impossible standards, public humiliation, and the new shame economy that turns vulnerability into clicks.
My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼
My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼
Unpolished and Unapologetic: Shame, Class and Women in Power
When I saw the Sun’s front page meme about Angela Rayner, my stomach turned.
open.substack.com
September 8, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Angela Rayner’s “scandal” shows how shame is weaponised — through impossible standards, public humiliation, and the new shame economy that turns vulnerability into clicks.
My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼
My piece about leadership and shame 👇🏼
Immigration the great political red herring of our times, distracting from the real crises: housing, healthcare, poverty, injustice.
Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on.
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Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on.
open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
Flags, Fear and the Cost of Hate
Last summer, I was abroad watching my phone light up with images of racist and Islamophobic riots back home.
open.substack.com
September 4, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Immigration the great political red herring of our times, distracting from the real crises: housing, healthcare, poverty, injustice.
Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on.
open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
Patriotism should mean trestle tables, Victoria sponge, samosas & jollof rice. A flag that says you belong here, the kettle’s on.
open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
Out of office, still in charge.
Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue.
Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might.
New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout
Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue.
Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might.
New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout
Out of Office, Still in Charge
Self-Care Won’t Save Us (But It Helps)
open.substack.com
September 1, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Out of office, still in charge.
Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue.
Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might.
New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout
Burnout isn’t just tiredness, it’s a political issue.
Bubble baths won’t smash the patriarchy — but refusing to burn out just might.
New Women in Charge blog ⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#WomenInCharge #RestAsResistance #Burnout
Are we sleepwalking into a future where bots replace priests, lovers, and friends. Dystopias don’t start with a bang — they start with a whisper.
👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture
👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture
The Algorithm Will See You Now
I’ve been MIA for a while.
open.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Are we sleepwalking into a future where bots replace priests, lovers, and friends. Dystopias don’t start with a bang — they start with a whisper.
👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture
👉 New blog: The Algorithm Will See You Now
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/drsarahh...
#Sutopian #AIandEthics #DigitalCulture
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
@oxfamgb.bsky.social has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards, for its pilot Women’s Rights Fund project supporting grassroots women’s rights organisations in four countries
Oxfam named overall winner at the Charity Awards 2025
www.civilsociety.co.uk
July 4, 2025 at 9:52 AM
@oxfamgb.bsky.social has taken the Overall Award for Excellence at this year’s Charity Awards, for its pilot Women’s Rights Fund project supporting grassroots women’s rights organisations in four countries
Reposted by Dr Sarah Hughes
🚨 New project alert! We're tackling gaps in UK poverty data with the Centre for Public Data, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Exploring how missing data affects communities & how admin data can drive better policy 📊
🔗 Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Exploring how missing data affects communities & how admin data can drive better policy 📊
🔗 Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...
June 30, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🚨 New project alert! We're tackling gaps in UK poverty data with the Centre for Public Data, funded by @jrf-uk.bsky.social
Exploring how missing data affects communities & how admin data can drive better policy 📊
🔗 Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...
Exploring how missing data affects communities & how admin data can drive better policy 📊
🔗 Read more: rss.org.uk/news-publica...