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Artificial intelligence (AI) Report
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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.]
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Latest Community Health Bulletin
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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 Learning Disabilities Bulletin
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Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!
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The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/06/3-june-2026-3/
In this edition:
- Virtual Consultations for People With Intellectual Disabilities in General Practice and Community Care: Mixed Methods Qualitative Study
- Bowel cancer care in individuals with an intellectual disability: a population-based cohort study of symptoms, diagnostic pathways, treatment and survival
- Maternal Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Infant Outcomes
- Supporting People Leaving Long-Stay Hospitals and The Role of Peer Advocacy
- Children with SEND face safety risks in schools, new survey finds
- People with learning disabilities help to develop Easy Read resources
- Plus much more
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Attachment and caregiving in families with parental learning disabilities
Parents with learning difficulties often face significant challenges that contribute to their overall disadvantage. Research shows these parents are over-represented in child welfare systems, with international estimates suggesting that 40-60% of their children are removed from their care at some point.
While safeguarding concerns remain central, these figures raise important questions about how parenting capacity is assessed and how parents are supported. We explore this further in our latest blog from the Working Together with Parents Network.
Link: Attachment and caregiving in families with parental learning disabilities | Research in Practice
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Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin
from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service
In this issue:
- Between Protocol and Presence: Clinicians’ Work in Suicide Risk Assessment
- Recognizing Risk, Responding with Care: The Development of a Crisis Response Program for Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation in Children with Autism
- The impact of patient death and suicide on mental health professionals: mixed-methods study
- Psychological safety on mental health wards: more than preventing harm
- Plus much more
Norfolk’s Family Help model:
Championing Families First Partnerships
The Families First Partnership programme aims to transform how support for families is delivered across England. This includes implementing Family Help and multi-agency child protection reforms and increasing support for family networks.
In a new blog, Jen Dewar, Assistant Director for Family Help, Care and Protection within Norfolk Children’s Services, shares Norfolk’s Family Help model, an approach that aims to provide more responsive, inclusive family support. She outlines key elements of Norfolk’s model and the impact this has had on practice.
Following an Ofsted inspection in February 2026, Norfolk Children’s Services was graded as outstanding across all five categories. The report, published in May, highlights the successful implementation of the Family Help model.
Read more here: Championing Families First Partnerships in Norfolk | Research in Practice
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Latest Neurodiversity Bulletin
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Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!
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The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/06/16-june-2026-2/
In this edition:
- Changes to the definition of deprivation of liberty
- The high cost of undiagnosed and untreated ADHD: Unequal mental‑health access and the care economy
- How gaps in education, work and welfare support can push neurodivergent people into homelessness
- Can We Talk About Suicide Among Men with ADHD?
- Local areas prepare new Experts at Hand teams
- Unlocking dyslexic potential: our new strategy for 2026 to 2030
- Plus much more
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July’s Adult Aphasia, Dysarthria and Dysphagia Bulletin
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dementia bulletin
from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service
In this issue:
- Dementia blood biomarkers in the context of post‐stroke cognitive outcomes: Systematic review and evidence synthesis
- Income level and the risk of incident dementia among adults aged ≥50 with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes: a population-based cohort study using the NHIS-Senior database in South Korea
- Association between the use of anti-herpetic drugs and subsequent initiation of Alzheimer’s disease drug treatment: Dutch population-based inception cohort study
- Development and temporal validation of a machine learning model to estimate total MoCA scores from telephone-based items in patients with mild cognitive impairment
- Plus much more