Suicide Prevention

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

Please let me know if there are any other colleagues who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin.

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.

Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

Dear all,

The new Learning Disability and Neurodiversity bulletins will be starting w/b 9th March. To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in form

The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2026/02/25-february-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Anxiety, Depression, and Care Barriers in Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
  • Autism as a Predictor of Deviant Peer Association: Testing for Dual Systems Model Mediation Effects
  • Every child achieving and thriving
  • Accessible information about the reasonable adjustment digital flag
  • New project to examine Prevention of Future Deaths Reports on people with learning disabilities
  • ITV News highlights the punitive use of contact orders against family members
  • Plus much more

Please let me know if you think there are other people who would benefit from receiving this and I will add them to the mailing list.

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Learning Disabilities

Dear all,

The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2026/02/11-february-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Learning from Lives and Deaths – people with a learning disability and autistic people (LeDeR)
  • Learning disabilities and adolescent suicidal ideation: Findings from the z-proso cohort study
  • Barriers and facilitators to healthcare access for adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in England: A scoping review and meta-aggregation
  • Autism and menstruation: scoping review reveals unmet healthcare needs
  • National Cancer Plan promises tailored support for people with learning disabilities
  • One in six autistic pupils in UK have not attended school at all since September
  • Plus much more

Please let me know if you think there are other people who would benefit from receiving this and I will add them to the mailing list.

The new Learning Disability and Neurodiversity bulletins will be starting w/b 9th March. To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in form

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Community Health Bulletin

Dear all,

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/02/25-february-2026/

In this edition:

  • Community Mental Health Survey 2024: national qualitative report
  • Transforming access to children and young people’s mental health support
  • How the internet hijacked our health
  • Liverpool’s ‘blue people’: the older adults redefining what ageing looks like
  • Thousands recruited for “new era” severe mental illness study
  • Children to be better protected from second-hand smoking and vaping
  • Plus much more

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Dementia Bulletin

Hi all,

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/02/17-february-2026/

In this issue:

  • Development of a resource use measure to capture costs related to unpaid care for people living with non-memory led dementia: a modified Delphi study
  • Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes
  • Blood Sugar Spikes After Eating May Raise Alzheimer’s Risk
  • Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study suggests
  • Plus much more

Please let me know if you think there are other colleagues who would benefit from receiving this bulletin and I will add them to the mailing list.

Community Health Bulletin

Dear all,

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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Forensic Psychiatry

Current Awareness Bulletin

With thanks to our colleagues at Greater Manchester Mental Health, the latest forensic psychiatry bulletin can be accessed: forensic-psychiatry-january-2026pdf.pdf. Some articles are freely accessible, others require an Open Athens account. You can create an account here: OpenAthens | Login or get in touch wit the library team (academic.library@lscft.nhs.uk) for further support.

Community Health Bulletin

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2025/07/15-july-2025/

In this edition:

  • 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
  • Review of patient safety across the health and care landscape
  • Big Questions in Psychiatry: Responsibility in psychiatry exploring blame, compassion and mental illness (CPD eLearning)
  • BPS publishes refreshed guidance on assessment, formulation and diagnosis
  • What’s stopping us from self-caring? New Self-Care Forum data exposes deep inequalities in self-care confidence and behaviour
  • Obesity care: why “eat less, move more” advice is failing
  • Plus much more

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