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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service

In this edition:

  • Immersive VR therapy for young people: promising, but early days
  • England facing children’s mental health ‘crisis’ as referrals hit 1m
  • Is There an Association Between Poor Sleep and Worsened Mental Health Outcomes in Medical Students: A Systematic Review
  • Interventions for smoking cessation in inpatient psychiatry settings
  • Plus much more

ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/depression-anxiety/2026/07/6-july-2026/

Neurodiversity Bulletin

Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/06/3-june-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • First Impressions Count: A Systematic Literature Review Exploring Parents of Autistic Children’s First Encounters With Healthcare Professionals
  • ADHD and the female reproductive stages: menstruation, perinatal and menopause
  • Differentiating tics and functional tic-like behaviours in children and young people: personal and family mental health profiles and their clinical implications
  • New survey shows nearly two thirds of school staff worry about keeping children with SEND safe
  • Workplace Gaslighting Disproportionately Impacts Neurodivergent Professionals
  • School trips aren’t always accessible for autistic children – but they can bring huge benefits
  • Plus much more

Community Health Bulletin

The latest Community Health Bulletin is ready for you to view at  https://www.evidentlybetter.org/community-bulletin/2026/06/3-june-2026/

In this edition:

  • Prevention Starts Here: Health visitors, school nurses and children’s health in England
  • Young people with mental health conditions are now more likely to be NEET
  • Health Bill: summary – fact sheet
  • What would it take for the NHS to treat violence against women and girls as a public health emergency?
  • Trauma-informed care and racialised communities
  • Ageing with purpose: the surprising science of frailty reversal
  • Plus much more

July Community Health Bulletin

In this edition:

  • Ockenden review into maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust: final report
  • Government pushes forward with conversion practices ban to protect LGBT+ people from abuse
  • A shared heart: the story of Fleetwood’s community health hub
  • The danger of confusing AI mental health support with therapy
  • New funding from Forces in Mind Trust to improve mental health care for former Service personnel
  • Pioneering projects to transform obesity care, backed by £85 million from government and industry
  • Plus much more

Ready for you below.

30 June 2026

new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in form

We will be closing the old lists down on Friday 10 July.

You will no longer receive this bulletin unless you are signed up for the new list(s).

The latest Neurodiversity Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/neurodiversity/2026/07/1-july-2026/


In this edition:

  • Recognizing Risk, Responding with Care: The Development of a Crisis Response Program for Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation in Children with Autism
  • Perinatal mental health research: priorities from a neurodiverse sample in the United Kingdom
  • Social Burnout And Why It Affects Some Brains Differently
  • A Space to Belong This Pride Month
  • INTEND – ImproviNg Tic services in EnglaND
  • The Late ADHD Reckoning: Top Issues Facing Men After Diagnosis
  • Plus much more

New Learning Disabilities Bulletin


Welcome to the new Learning Disabilities Bulletin!

To ensure that you continue to receive the appropriate bulletin(s) please complete this very brief form LD + ND Mailing lists – Fill in this form

The latest Learning Disabilities Bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability/2026/07/1-july-2026-2/


In this edition:

  • Psychopathology from childhood to adolescence in children with and without Mild Intellectual Disability (MID): a comparison across three MID operationalizations
  • Muckamore Abbey Hospital Inquiry Report Published
  • Falling nurse numbers leave people with learning disabilities behind
  • Lived Experience of Pica: a parent and sister’s perspective
  • New three-year learning disabilities and autism plan to “transform” support
  • What four things are carers telling us about health and social care?
  • Plus much more

CYPMH Evidence Based Bulletin- May

Please find the Children and Young People’s Mental Health (CYPMH) evidence based bulletin attached. We hope this helps to keep you up to date with current awareness within your department. Please feel free to share and disseminate with colleagues. Some evidence is freely available, others require an Open Athens account to access. Please get in touch with the Library team should you need any support accessing the material.

You can also find the link to this bulletin here: CYPMH Evidence Based bulletin May 2026.pdf

If you need any further help or support regarding embedding evidence into your practice, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Latest Depression and Anxiety Bulletin

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/2026/05/26-may-2026/

In this edition:

  • Government to transform mental health care with new strategy
  • UK’s ‘anxious generation’ of young people struggling to adapt to workplace
  • Half a million children attended A&E in mental health crisis, as RCN calls for wider roll-out of mental health A&Es and for action on social determinants
  • Ethnic minority carers’ experiences of in-patient mental healthcare: qualitative study
  • Plus much more

please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this bulletin

Current Awareness Bulletin Adult Mental Health May 2026

Dear all,

A copy of the latest Adult Mental Health current awareness bulletin from Library and Knowledge Services is now available.

Adult Mental Health Bulletin May 2026.docx

We appreciate your thoughts on how this update has impacted your practice. Please take a moment to complete this survey.

Your feedback is highly valued.

To view the full abstracts, click on the link in the article titles. If you have any problems accessing any of the articles contact the library: library.enquiries@cntw.nhs.uk, and we’ll sort a copy out for you.

If you would like to receive any of our other bulletins, please contact the library enquiries email address:

  • Dementia and Old Age Psychiatry
  • Adult mental health
  • Neurorehabilitation and neuropsychiatry
  • Physical health in mental health
  • Learning disabilities
  • Forensic and secure mental health services
  • Family therapy update
  • Innovation and improvement update

I hope you find the contents useful.