Last month the Department for Health and Social Care published its five-year suicide prevention strategy. For the first time, this included autistic people as a priority group for tailored action at a national level. While a positive step, this is long overdue: autistic people experience a much higher risk of self-harm and suicide than the general population.

Brain in Hand, the UK-based digital healthcare company focused on supported self-management, has won Diversity in Tech (Disability) of the Year at this year’s Burberry Diversity Awards.