Report

Shaping neighbourhood health: reflections and insights from mental health providers.

The NHS Alliance; 2026.

https://thenhsalliance.org/resources/shaping-neighbourhood-health-reflections-and-insights-from-mental-health-providers

[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

Suicide Prevention & 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:  
   

  • Self-Care Is … A Qualitative Characterization of Self-Care Among Individuals Engaged in Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
  • Automating thematic review of prevention of future deaths reports: concordance study of a child-suicide analysis using large language models
  • Perpetration of intimate partner violence and suicide attempt, suicidal ideation, and non-suicidal self-harm: a cross-sectional secondary analysis using the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey
  • Plus much more

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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/2026/03/25-march-2026-3/


In this edition:

  • Navigating Co-production in Behaviour Support: Perspectives from the Field
  • Not an Ideal Worker, Not a Disabled Worker: The Experience of Disclosing Invisible Disabilities at Work
  • New Joint Statement on the Misuse of Restrictive Practices
  • Covid-19 Inquiry calls for universal advance care planning and DNACPR form
  • New painless blood tests trialled in people with learning disabilities
  • Assessing capacity in hospital: the perils of relying on a snapshot in time
  • Plus much more

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/2026/03/12-march-2026/


In this edition:

  • Exploring the relationship between ADHD symptoms and suicide risk through the lens of the Integrated Motivational-Volitional Model of suicidal behaviour
  • ADHD symptoms and problematic digital media use in emerging adults: Investigating the role of cognitive deficits as mediators
  • Associations of autistic traits, sleep/circadian factors, and mental health in a community-based survey study
  • The Real Cost of Stigma Around Neurodiversity (and Why It Matters for Young People)
  • It’s Not People-Pleasing. It’s Self-Abandonment
  • How do autistic people age — and what does it mean for their health?
  • Plus much more

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Suicide Prevention and Self Harm bulletin

Dear all,

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:  
   

  • Trusted Voices: Higher death rates among young LGBTQ+ people highlight the risks of misinformation at vulnerable moments
  • More exam stress at 15 linked to higher risk of depression as young adult – study
  • Using AI for emotional support
  • Stigma and risk of self-injury and suicidality in adults with Tourette syndrome: findings from a cross-sectional impact survey
  • Plus much more

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NB Due to planned absence there will be no Suicide Prevention & Self-Harm bulletin the w/b 2 March. The next bulletin will be w/b 16 March.

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/2026/03/25-march-2026/

In this edition:

  • Community mental health services: government’s response to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report
  • Health protection in children and young people settings, including education
  • Navigating cultural barriers: a qualitative study exploring clinicians’ experiences of providing mental health support for ethnic minority groups in England
  • From despair to hope: improving the A&E experience for people in mental health crisis
  • 3-year high in attacks on NHS staff
  • Underfunding mental health is not just bad for patients but for wider communities and economy, health leaders say
  • Plus much more

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Bringing Care Closer to Home

Reducing inappropriate out of area placements in mental health services

Source: NHS Confederation Mental Health Network; 2025

Inappropriate out of area placements can have severe consequences for patients, carers and the wider system. This report highlights that impact, presents ways of responding to the challenge and provides examples of positive practice.

Read the report here: Bringing care closer to home | NHS Confederation
Freely available online

Digital peer support interventions for people with mental health conditions in outpatient settings

A systematic review and meta-analysis

Source: Croke S. BMJ Mental Health 2026;29(1):1-8.

Studies evaluated digital peer support via online platforms, mobile apps or digital communities for people aged ≥16 years with mental health conditions. Digital peer support offers modest improvements in symptoms and functioning for individuals with mental health conditions and may be considered as an adjunct to usual care to enhance engagement and provide accessible support between clinical contacts.

Read the full article here: Digital peer support interventions for people with mental health conditions in outpatient settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis | BMJ Mental Health

Depression & Anxiety

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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/2026/02/16-february-2026/

In this edition:

  • Cost-effectiveness of targeted feedback interventions after depression screening in primary care: health economic evaluation of the GET.FEEDBACK.GP trial
  • Current treatment outcomes and care pathways for people with comorbid physical and mental health conditions using NHS Talking Therapies services in the UK: systematic review of quantitative studies
  • Moderating effect of avoidance on the relationship between depression and suicidal ideation across different types of trauma exposure
  • Prevention, screening and treatment of peripartum depression for women: new clinical guidelines
  • Plus much more

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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/2026/02/11-february-2026/

In this edition:

  • Monitoring the Mental Health Act in 2024/25
  • Substance misuse treatment in secure settings: 2024 to 2025
  • Co-regulation: advice for coping with our children’s – and our own – big emotions
  • What if the ‘nanny state’ is exactly what our health needs?
  • Designed for life? Why mental health services need a radical redesign of their physical fabric
  • New fund to tackle cancer screening inequalities and save lives
  • Plus much more

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