Neurodiversity Bulletin

By Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

All credit goes to our colleagues over at Mersey Care.

In this edition:

  • Why are the youngest in class more often prescribed pharmacological treatment for ADHD?
  • Reproductive health and healthcare experiences in autistic and non-autistic individuals assigned female at birth
  • Supporting autistic people and people with a learning disability to live well in their communities
  • “A way out”: CQC-led reviews support autistic people and people with a learning disability out of long-term segregation
  • How Does Dyslexia Affect Social Skills?
  • How does parent‑child interaction therapy work? And who can use it?
  • Plus much more
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Implementing system-wide positive behaviour support through capable environments: a practice-based evaluation.

Knight J. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2026;31(2): 138–150.

The purpose of this paper is to examine the feasibility, acceptability and early outcomes of implementing a system-wide PBS model, using service-based evaluation data from a pilot. The model targeted organisational domains within the capable environments (CE) framework as a universal-level support. A pre–post, mixed-methods design was used with two UK-based adult IDD service providers.

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Latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin

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The latest Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service can now be viewed at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/bulletins/suicide-prevention/

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

In this issue:     

  • LGBTQ+ Suicide Awareness Training Launched
  • Loneliness in adolescence and suicidal thoughts: is depression the link?
  • The Suicide Prevention Project That’s Sent 3.5 Million Letters
  • Latest Research shows little change since Online Safety Act
  • Plus much more

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Implementing skills-based treatment in naturalistic contexts.

Price H. Tizard Learning Disability Review 2026;31(2):127–137.

Where children develop behaviours that challenge (BtC), these can affect their, and their family’s, quality of life. The purpose of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of Practical functional assessment (PFA) and Skills-based treatment (SBT), delivered in naturalistic settings, in the United Kingdom. The quantitative data indicated that each of the children developed skills relating to communication, tolerance and cooperation.

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Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Learning Disabilities current awareness bulletin

from Library and Knowledge Services

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A copy of the latest Child and Adolescent Mental Health & Learning Disabilities current awareness bulletin is now available. We appreciate your thoughts on how this update has impacted your practice. Please take a moment to complete this survey.

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  • Dementia and Old Age Psychiatry
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Community Health Bulletin

by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust

A big thanks to our co-workers over at Mersey Care!

In this edition:

  • 10 Year Capital Plan to rebuild NHS and bring care closer to home
  • Mental health personalised care framework: the modern care programme approach
  • New UK CMO activity guidelines show every movement counts
  • One in five women attend A&E in the year after giving birth, with stark inequalities rooted long before pregnancy
  • Impact of drug and alcohol treatment on reoffending
  • Children’s Mental Health: Listen Up! Understanding psychosis in children and young people
  • Plus much more
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Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA) Neuropsychological care pathway: Recommendations for a high-quality service and for improving rehabilitation outcomes.

British Psychological Society (BPS); 2026.

This briefing paper is written for UK commissioners, clinical directors, clinical leads and multidisciplinary clinicians responsible for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest pathways. It aims to ensure equitable neuropsychological and psychological provision for survivors and their family members, so that good survival rates translate into good long-term recovery and quality of life.

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latest dementia bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

In this issue:

  • Five benefits of getting a diagnosis for dementia – what are they?
  • Understanding diabetes and brain health
  • Can a Blood Test in Midlife Predict Your Alzheimer’s Risk?
  • New models of Down syndrome Alzheimer’s developed to improve understanding of condition
  • Plus much more

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BJ Psych Bulletin

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Current Awareness Bulletin

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