Letter to Secretary of State for Education calls for steps to reduce school absences News Published 17 Sep 2024 We support call for better access to counselling in schools to help reduce absenteeism
Policy success in protection of rape survivors' therapy notes News Published 23 Apr 2024 Government backs our call to amend law to protect sexual assault survivors' counselling notes during criminal investigations
Back our call for emergency school counselling fund News Published 16 Mar 2021 Sign our petition calling for an emergency resilience fund to pay for vital counselling provision now
Young Futures Hubs must prioritise professional mental health care News Published 12 Dec 2025 Our response to Government’s new National Youth Strategy
Increased access to enhanced DBS checks for private therapists News Published 10 Dec 2025 We’ve asked the Government for more clarity on DBS check changes
School and community-based counselling operating toolkit (revised 2020) Produced by the Welsh Government with BACP, this toolkit is based on Welsh legislation but its content can inform practice across the UK and beyond.
Fewer than half of state schools in England offer on-site counselling News Published 9 Oct 2020 Join our campaign calling for investment in a paid counsellor in every secondary school and FE college in England
IICSA Changemakers – Survivor participation opportunity News Published 2 Apr 2024 BACP Get help with counselling concerns blog
Cuts to adoption support fund will harm some of the UK’s most vulnerable children News Published 5 Jun 2025 We’re urging the government to reverse their decision to cut funding
Blanket social media ban must not let platforms ‘off the hook’ News Published 16 Jun 2026 Our response to the Government’s announcement of a ban on social media for under-16s