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/2026/06/16-june-2026-3/


In this edition:

  • Changes to the definition of deprivation of liberty
  • Supporting SEND reform: developing the Experts at Hand offer
  • Looking into mental health conditions, ADHD and autism (easy read)
  • Attachment and caregiving in families with parental learning disabilities
  • Nearly half of UK employers fear getting it wrong when employing people with learning disabilities
  • New scheme to strengthen the future of learning disability nursing
  • Plus much more

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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/2026/05/19-may-2026/

In this edition:

  • Drug use in ethnic minority groups: a review and recommendations
  • Maternity experience survey 2025: national qualitative report
  • Reducing waiting times from referral to assessment for routine community CYP mental health services
  • Psychology Matters: “When you work in community-based health and social care, you see very quickly that people’s wellbeing is shaped by their circumstances”
  • Government to transform mental health care with new strategy
  • UK using harmful habits to manage mental health
  • Plus much more

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Latest Dementia bulletin

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The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/05/12-may-2026/

In this issue:

  • Closing the dementia awareness gap: why the UK needs a national dementia risk reduction campaign
  • Could an at-home blood test and brain testing help screen people for dementia?
  • How Weight Loss Drugs May Benefit the Brain
  • Alzheimer’s Society research exposes shortfall in dementia training
  • Plus much more

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Dementia Bulletin

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The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/03/30-march-2026/

In this issue:   Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia Nutritional status, Mediterranean diet adherence, and quality of life in older adults with dementia: A cross-sectional study Plus much more   Please let us know if there are other people who you think might benefit from receiving this
bulletin.    

Depression & Anxiety bulletin

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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/2026/04/31-march-2026/

In this edition:   Can crisis planning reduce repeat sectioning? FINCH feasibility trial Prevalence and related factors of anxiety symptoms in patients with major depressive disorder and a history of recent suicide attempts: cross-sectional study Preconception mental health and developmental vulnerability at school entry: population based cohort study Plus much more
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Learning Disabilities Bulletin

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Dear all,   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/2026/03/12-march-2026-2/  
In this edition:   Hospitalisations and deaths due to ambulatory care sensitive conditions among adults with and without intellectual disabilities in Scotland: a cohort study Non-Substance Addictive Behaviors Among People with Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review Low-Dose Lithium for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial Webinar recording: Introducing the Working Together Checker Connected Care – Highlights and insights from the 2026 Growing Older with Learning Disabilities Conference Good Lives depend on good support: new report on pay in adult social care Plus much more
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Latest Depression and Anxiety Bulletin

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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/2026/04/27-april-2026/

In this edition:

  • Active coping could protect young people from depression after adversity
  • The cost-effectiveness of predictive algorithm guided primary antidepressant treatment: economic evaluation of the multinational PReDicT randomised controlled trial
  • Four-fifths of UK mental health nurses say their workload is unmanageable
  • Even without social media, phones have a subtle, damaging effect on our mental health
  • Plus much more

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Dementia bulletin

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The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2026/03/30-march-2026/

In this issue:

  • Association of diabetes severity with cognitive function in US adults: a cross-sectional analysis of the AI-READI multicentre cohort
  • SAFER-Dem: generating co-designed adaptations to a discharge care planning bundle for people living with dementia
  • Nutritional status, Mediterranean diet adherence, and quality of life in older adults with dementia: A cross-sectional study
  • Plus much more

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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:     

  • Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidal Behavior in Older Adults With Severe Vision Loss
  • Emotion Regulation and Depressive Symptoms Mediate the Association between Chronotype and Suicidality
  • Parental violent offending and offspring suicidal behavior: a nationwide register-based study
  • Asking preadolescents about suicide does not increase suicidal thoughts
  • Plus much more





Dementia

December Bulletin

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service is available to view: https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2025/12/10-december-2025/

In this issue:

  • Physical Activity Over the Adult Life Course and Risk of Dementia in the Framingham Heart Study
  • Crossing the brain’s protective barrier – the next generation of dementia treatments
  • UK charity records original music by people living with dementia
  • Brain-healthy gifts to bring home this Christmas
  • Plus much more