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We’ve received five nominations for the 2026 Memcom Excellence Awards

Our new report calls for Governments across the UK to act now as mental health of nation is 'on a knife edge'

Our new survey reveals one in five therapists reported children receiving harmful mental health advice from AI.

One in five therapists say they’ve seen an increase in clients talking about friendship issues

Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.

CAMHS into the wild: Innovative programmes for young people which incorporate green and social prescribing. Plus: Resettling refugee children... Overexposed: teen sexting... Can’t not won’t... I’m coming out. BACP Children, Young People & Familes, March 2025.

Four of our five General Election policies have been reflected in Northern Ireland party manifestos published this week

Challenges, barriers, progress & hope: What's changed for black practitioners five years on from George Floyd? Reclaiming your name // Being the child of a therapist // Maternity leave as a private practitioner // Energy work in therapy. Therapy Today, October 2025

Growing cross-party support for our policy priorities ahead of the Senedd election

Open article: Therapeutic gardening can help reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, loneliness, social isolation and stress. And there are no side effects, as Ben Thomas explains. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, October 2025.