Mental Health

Dear all,

The Mental Health Awards 2026.
The Mental Health Awards; 2026.

https://thementalhealthawards.com/
[The Mental Health Awards are a celebration of successful interventions and inspirational stories of people who have experienced recovery. Since 2019, organisations, services and individuals have been awarded for their relentless work toward making a difference in their communities. Deadline: 30 May 2026.]

Scrolling for answers: how reliable is mental health and neurodivergence-related information on social media?.

The Mental Elf; 2026.
https://www.nationalelfservice.net/treatment/digital-health/scrolling-answers-reliable-mental-health-neurodivergence-related-information-social-media/


[Imagine the following scenario. You’re lying in bed, phone in hand, scrolling through TikTok. A video pops up on your For You feed: “5 signs you have ADHD.”

Another video claims trauma rewires your brain in ways therapists won’t tell you about. It feels relatable, perhaps even reassuring – but is it accurate, and can it be trusted? A new systematic review finds that mental health and neurodivergence-related misinformation is highest on TikTok, but quality varies widely across all platforms.]
Freely available online

From crisis to chronic shortage: the future of adult social care workforce recruitment in the UK.
Centre for Care; 2026.
https://centreforcare.ac.uk/updates/2026/04/from-crisis-to-chronic-shortage-the-future-of-adult-social-care-workforce-recruitment-in-the-uk/
[This working paper examines the evolving immigration compliance pressures facing social care providers in the United Kingdom. These pressures have been situated within broader policy shifts around migration, workforce governance and post-Brexit regulation. Drawing on existing literature and informal stakeholder interviews, this working paper highlights how these administrative and ethical challenges have persisted and intensified for the social care sector.]
Freely available online

Latest Neurodiversity Bulletin

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Welcome to the new Neurodiversity Bulletin!

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In this edition:

  • “The best way we can stop suicides is by making lives worth living”: a mixed-methods survey in the UK of perspectives on suicide prevention from the autism community
  • ‘It’s like calling short people vertically challenged’: Language and terminology preferences among neurodivergent adults in the United Kingdom
  • Minimum standards for keyworking services for autistic children and young people and children and young people with a learning disability
  • Living Alone with ADHD: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
  • No joined-up approach, role of autism diagnosis and parental failings: key points from Southport inquiry
  • How to Stop Emotional Distress from Snowballing
  • Plus much more

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