National Health Executive
Here is the latest on mental health for children and young people.
from the CPD Magazine
Category: Mental Health
Artificial intelligence (AI) Report
Dear all,
Please see below the latest report study on Mental Health Research.
Artificial intelligence-enabled predictive modelling in psychiatry: overview of machine learning applications in mental health research.
Lewin G. BJPsych Advances 2026;32(3):169-175.
[This article provides an overview of current machine learning applications in mental health research, synthesising literature identified through targeted searches of key databases and expert knowledge to examine research developments and emerging applications of AI-enabled predictive modelling in psychiatry. The article appraises both the potential applications and current challenges of AI-based predictive modelling in psychiatric practice and research]
Available with an NHS OpenAthens password for eligible users
Improving emergency care for people in mental health crisis: actions for change.
The NHS Alliance; 2026.
https://thenhsalliance.org/resources/improving-emergency-care-for-people-in-mental-health-crisis-actions-for-change
[This guidance offers key actions for change for clinical, operational and improvement leaders across acute trusts, mental health providers, ICBs and voluntary sector partners who wish to strengthen joint working, reduce friction at the MH and ED interface and accelerate practical improvement locally.]
Freely available online
Latest Community Health Bulletin
Dear all,
The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/06/16-june-2026/
In this edition:
- Changes to the definition of deprivation of liberty
- Lord Mann review on antisemitism and other forms of racism in the NHS
- Supporting people with frailty outside hospitals
- Embedding co-design and participation in early years services
- Dismissed, siloed and misunderstood: Our mental health system is failing women
- A new Online NHS Trust for specialist care
- Plus much more
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Latest Depression & Anxiety bulletin
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The latest Depression & Anxiety Bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/depression-anxiety/2026/06/23-june-2026/
In this edition:
- Suffering is not inevitable: a thematic analysis of a roundtable on ADHD and mental health
- When staff wellbeing programmes backfire: lessons from a systematic review of mental health ward interventions
- Should we wait until age 13 before giving our kids a smartphone?
- Long-term disparities and mediators of psychological distress in mothers with and without out-of-home care experience: analysis of prospective cohort data
- Plus much more
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Mental health: Using evidence to improve care.
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP); 2026.
https://www.hqip.org.uk/news/mental-health-from-crisis-to-evidence-informed-improvement/
[HQIP’s CEO, Chris Gush, explains why data is pivotal to the national review of services and the transformation of mental health care.]
Freely available online
Mental health difficulties among young adults have doubled in past decade.
Centre for Longitudinal Studies; 2026.
https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/mental-health-difficulties-among-young-adults-have-doubled-in-past-decade/
[More than a fifth (22%) of generation Z in England report having a longstanding mental health condition in their early 20s, double the rate of millennials (10%) at a similar age ten years earlier, finds a new UCL study.]
Freely available online
July Community Health Bulletin
In this edition:
- Ockenden review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: final report
- Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse
- A shared heart: the story of Fleetwood’s community health hub
- The danger of confusing AI mental health support with therapy
- New funding from Forces in Mind Trust to improve mental health care for former Service personnel
- Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry
- Plus much more
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ACAMH Awards 2026.
Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health; 2026.
The ACAMH Awards aim to recognise high quality work in evidence-based science, both in publication and practice, in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
Tackling racism and racial injustice in mental health
Here are some reading materials covering the issue of racism in mental health.
Current Awareness Bulletin Adult Mental Health May 2026
Dear all,
A copy of the latest Adult Mental Health current awareness bulletin from Library and Knowledge Services is now available.
Adult Mental Health Bulletin May 2026.docx
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- Dementia and Old Age Psychiatry
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- Family therapy update
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