Biography
Baroness Cash has engaged on health and social care topics primarily through nine debate speeches, focusing on mental health (particularly rising diagnoses among young people), learning disability and autism (especially in relation to gender-incongruent children), and public health prevention through early intervention and parenting support. Her contributions reflect concern about vulnerable cohorts, including children in care and those with multiple complex needs, with particular emphasis on the intersection of mental health conditions and social factors. She has drawn on her founding of Parent Gym to advocate for early-years support and family interventions as preventative approaches to wellbeing.
Generated from their own Hansard record, below
“…ld be wrong, however, not to acknowledge the profound and lasting effects of the pandemic on school attendance, mental health and our national working culture and the fact that the Government inherited those challenges also. The question today is whether they have risen to the challenges.”
Record by topic
- Mental health369th of 88010.0
- Learning disability & autism466th of 8996.0
- Public health & prevention373rd of 6884.0
- Heart disease & stroke324th of 3982.0
- Diabetes154th of 1902.0
What they’ve said
“…But the need will be lifelong. The Education Committee recommended a dedicated mental health support pathway, while the package offers guidance for clinicians instead.”
Historical Forced Adoption · 2026-07-07 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…en include some of the most vulnerable children in society, with disproportionate numbers of that cohort having autism or mental disorders or being children in care. There is an unknown and inestimable correlation with social media that is yet to be uncovered.”
PATHWAYS Study: Puberty Suppression · 2026-06-24 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…elp, but there is also a vast increase in the number of young adults who are meeting the threshold for a common mental health condition, most commonly anxiety and depression.”
Mental Health Conditions: Diagnoses · 2026-06-15 · Read on Hansard ↗
“My Lords, I am sorry—it is me again. I very grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Katz, for the White Paper, which I have skim-read—I will admit that I have not read it closely—and I welcome again its contents and direction of travel on this.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2026-01-27 · Read on Hansard ↗
“…Public health research also shows that people seek help much more readily and quickly when they know that their experience matches a recognised category in law. The stigma is reduced and having recognition and validation of harm increases disclosure. Naming something operates as a community-level intervention as well.”
Crime and Policing Bill · 2025-12-17 · Read on Hansard ↗
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