Month: October 2026

Suicide Prevention and Self Harm Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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This webpage features key links and emerging reports about suicide prevention.

In this issue:  
   

  • A network analysis of protective and risk factors for suicide attempt among adolescents in twelve low- and lower-middle-income countries
  • Suicide in People With Co‐occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions: An Integrative Literature Review to Inform Risk Formulation in Mental Health Nursing
  • Intermittent theta‐burst stimulation versus sham stimulation for suicidal ideation and psychiatric symptoms in depressive disorders: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials
  • Plus much more
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15 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Neurodevelopmental reward dysregulation and addiction risk in ADHD
  • “It’s Like a Chain Reaction of Discomfort”: A Phenomenological Qualitative Study on the Intersection of Autism and Gender Incongruence in Adolescents
  • BDA new report – Pathway interrupted Report
  • The proposed SEND reform: to what extent does it make for a neuroaffirming school environment?
  • Autism and ADHD care complaints more than triple in five years in England
  • Why Do ADHD and Mood Disorders So Often Overlap?
  • Plus much more
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Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • NHS mental health system failing staff and patients, warns Mind, as survey reveals widespread concerns over quality of care
  • Psychosis and schizophrenia in adults: prevention and management [CG178], (Updated 04 September 2026)
  • Follow-up care for people discharged from mental health inpatient care
  • Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2026
  • Mental health services must change to better support survivors of non-recent child sexual abuse, acknowledges RCPsych
  • Parents urged to vaccinate children at the right time to protect them
  • Plus much more
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Neurodiversity Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • A Critical Need for Neuro-Affirming Maternity Care: Perinatal Experiences of Autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD Mothers
  • School Exclusion as a Partial Mediator Between Autism and Adolescent Mental Health
  • 2026 Neurodiversity Index report
  • 4Q4: Autism and sexual violence: Understanding victim-blaming towards Autistic victim-survivors
  • Are autistic people more vulnerable to extremist content?
  • NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments
  • Plus much more

7 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Barriers and facilitators to physical activity promotion by healthcare professionals: an umbrella review.

BMC Public Health; 2026.

This review highlighted several barriers faced by healthcare professionals, and further identified eight intervention functions as well as seven policy categories.

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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Independent review into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism: final report
  • Are GLP-1 receptor agonists linked to better mental health?
  • The PETRUSHKA tool: matching antidepressants to people’s needs and preferences
  • Interpretation bias in anxiety holds across disorders and ages
  • Plus much more

12 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Understanding how dementia-friendly communities support participation and inclusion for people living with dementia: a realist evaluation in Northern Ireland.

BMC Public Health; 2026.

These findings highlight the potential of dementia-friendly communities as a public health approach to promoting participation, inclusion, and social connectedness for people living with dementia

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Restraint in mental health hospitals: what families want staff to understand.

The Conversation; 2026.

If mental health services want to reduce the use of restraint, they need reliable ways of using the detailed knowledge families have accumulated over years of caring. That knowledge can help staff understand what a person is trying to communicate before distress reaches the point at which force is considered necessary.

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Dementia Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

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In this issue:

  • Searching for the Ideal Selection of Cognitive Screening Tasks for Early Detection of Cognitive Decline in Older Individuals With Low Literacy
  • The effects of improved access to diabetes medications on risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
  • Patient, care partner, and clinician perspectives on a “good day” with dementia
  • Caregivers in a Haystack? Informatics‐Driven Clinical Trial Enrollment of Dementia Caregivers at Medical Visits
  • Plus much more

14 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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Community Health Bulletin

from Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

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In this edition:

  • Safeguarding children affected by a parent’s alcohol or drug use
  • Learning from national patient experience surveys: qualitative insights across care pathways
  • Understanding local provision for Black maternal mental health
  • What does the Prime Minister mean by a National Care Service?
  • Overprescribing can take a toll on older peoples’ health and independence – here’s what can be done
  • Cannabis use linked to higher risk of violence, major review finds
  • Plus much more

7 October 2026 – Evidently Better

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