The latest LSCFT Research bulletin is now available to view and download. Some articles are freely accessible however others may require an Open Athens account. If you are having issues accessing the articles, please get in touch with the library team: academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk
LSCFT Research Bulletin by Katie Roper
Dear all,
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/2026/04/13-april-2026/
In this edition:
Shaping neighbourhood health: reflections and insights from mental health providers.
The NHS Alliance; 2026.
[This briefing shares reflections and insights on the development of neighbourhood health, early lessons, and ongoing challenges and barriers for mental health trusts.]
Freely available online
Drug misuse in England and Wales: year ending March 2025.
Office for National Statistics (ONS); 2025.
https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/crimeandjustice/articles/drugmisuseinenglandandwales/yearendingmarch2025
[An overview of the extent and trends of illicit drug use. Data are from the Crime Survey for England and Wales. Release date: 11 December 2025.]
Freely available online
Cultivating Cultural Recovery Pathways for Black and Asian Communities in Scotland.
Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP); 2026.
https://www.shaap.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Cultivating-Recovery-Pathways-for-Black-and-Asian-Communities-in-Scotland-Event-Report-1.pdf
[This report calls for a set of interconnected actions to make recovery pathways culturally responsive and equitable. Central to this vision is the development of integrated community hubs that combine housing, health, family support, and addiction recovery in welcoming, non-clinical spaces. Cultural safety must be embedded across all services through mandatory cultural humility training and
anti-racist, trauma-informed practice.]
Freely available online
National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health (NCISH) : Annual Report 2026.
Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP); 2026.
https://www.hqip.org.uk/resource/ncish-ref701/
[This latest report from the National Confidential Inquiry into Suicide and Safety in Mental Health,(NCISH) found that there were 18,602 suicides by patients in the UK and Jersey over 2013-2023, an average of 1,691 deaths per year (26% of all general population suicides).]
Freely available online
Community Mental Health Services: Fourth Report of Session 2024–26.
House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee; 2026.
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmhealth/566/report.html
[This report says that many people experience unacceptably long waits to access care, are discharged without ongoing support, and are denied care because they do not meet arbitrary thresholds. The Committee wants to see a 24/7 Neighbourhood Mental Health Centre in every community. But it says that the chances of this are threatened by short-term funding cycles, lack of digital interoperability, workforce shortages, and unclear plans for national scale-up of 6 pilot centres.]
Freely available online
Guidance on good quality specialist community psychology services for people with learning disabilities.
British Psychological Society (BPS); 2025.
https://explore.bps.org.uk/content/report-guideline/bpsrep.2025.rep191
[This guidance says what good community psychology services should look like for adults with
learning disabilities. It’s designed to help psychologists and other professionals, service providers and commissioners. It may also help people with learning disabilities and their families and carers if they need to know what should be in psychology services.]
Freely available online
The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2026/01/27-january-2026-2/
In this edition:
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