CYPMH Evidence Based Bulletin- May

Please find the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence based bulletin attached. We hope this helps to keep you up to date with current awareness within your department. Please feel free to share and disseminate with colleagues. Some evidence is freely available, others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the Library team should you need any support accessing the material.

You can also find the link to this bulletin here: CYPMH Evidence Based bulletin May 2026.pdf

If you need any further help or support regarding embedding evidence into your practice, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Tool Kit

Children and young people in Local Plans in England.

Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA); 2026.


https://www.tcpa.org.uk/resources/children-and-young-people-in-local-plans-in-england/
[Plug-in resources for embedding the rights, needs and voices of children and young people in planning policy.]
Freely available online

Market Failure

How the under-regulated market in NHS funded ADHD services impacts patients and finances

By the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI); 2026.
https://www.chpi.org.uk/reports/how-the-under-regulated-market-in-nhs-funded-adhd-services


[This report sets out an overview of how the large majority of NHS patients are assessed and treated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in England. The NHS is now heavily dependent
on private companies to deliver ADHD services and expenditure on these companies has been
growing at a rapid rate over the past 3 years.]
Freely available online