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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

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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

Thank you

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

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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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Learning Disabilities & Autism Bulletin

The latest Learning Disabilities & Autism bulletin is ready for you to view at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/learning-disability-autism/2025/07/16-july-2025/


In this edition:

  • Developing and testing of an assessment tool for appropriate psychotropic drug prescribing in people with intellectual disabilities
  • Understanding the child and adolescent eating disorder treatment experiences of autistic people and parents
  • The Phenomenon of Pain in Adults With Intellectual Disability: A Qualitative Systematic Review
  • “There is just too much going on there”: Nonverbal communication experiences of autistic adults
  • 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future (easy read)
  • Understanding Brief Guides: Clear, accessible information for adults and carers
  • Plus much more

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Dementia Bulletin

The latest dementia bulletin from Mersey Care Evidence and Library Service has now been published at https://www.evidentlybetter.org/dementia/2025/07/21-july-2025/

In this issue:

  • Music therapy may reduce distress for people with dementia
  • Programme to improve sleep in people with dementia is cost-effective
  • Acupuncture for patients with mild cognitive impairment: a randomized, patient–assessor-blinded, sham-controlled pilot study
  • Therapy for a genetic type of FTD hailed as potentially ‘transformative’   
  • Plus much more

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Depression & Anxiety Bulletin

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/2025/07/8-july-2025-2/

In this edition:

  • Ten-year health plan misses the mark for mental health
  • NHS App could offer AI-driven mental health support
  • Harnessing digital innovation for children’s mental health
  • One in four young people in England have mental health condition, NHS survey finds
  • Plus much more

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