Sophia Alexandra Hall is deputy digital editor at The Big Issue. She is also a mentor for the John Schofield Trust’s new programme for care experienced journalists. Recently she returned from America where she travelled to the Dart Center in New York, the United Nations and children’s hospitals in Boston and Los Angeles as part of a Churchill Fellowship. Her fellowship research led to the creation of a new trauma-informed toolkit for journalists working with vulnerable communities. Sophia holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Oxford and a gold standard NCTJ from News Associates (Journalism Diversity Fund recipient). She is a winner of the Excellence in Journalism Awards (Exclusive of the Year) and the PPA Next Gen Awards, and in 2021 received the Diana Award for her social affairs journalism. A proud care experienced person, Sophia is passionate about making newsrooms more trauma-informed spaces for both journalists and their interviewees.