Staying Safe from Suicide guidance News Published 9 Apr 2025 As a member of the Partnership of Counselling and Psychotherapy Bodies (PCPB), BACP has been involved in the development of new Staying Safe from Suicide guidance from NHS England.
It changed my life Journals Published 20 Mar 2026 Open article: ‘Therapy freed me from survivor’s guilt’. Therapy Today, April 2026.
BACP, BPC and UKCP respond to the children and young people's mental health green paper News Published 2 Mar 2018 While welcoming 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper', BACP, BPC and UKCP raise serious concerns about its ambition and its ability to deliver the support needed for our children and young people.
Honest and curious Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Kate Saunders shares the ways that being honest and curious about sex can open up conversations in the counselling room. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023
Fantastic opportunity as MPs debate school-based counselling News Published 3 Nov 2021 We’re campaigning for a paid counsellor to be in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England
National census ‘shines a light’ on mental health funding neglect in schools News Published 11 Sep 2025 Our response to Children’s Commissioner’s landmark census of school leaders in England
Reflecting on 5 Years Joanna Holmes reflects on five years leading BACP’s CYPF policy work, UK achievements, and her new focus on safeguarding. BACP staff blogs.
News and resources Journals Published 23 Nov 2023 A summary of current issues and opportunities in our sector. University and College Counselling, November 2023
Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023 Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 Dementia: caring for the couple. Plus... Alzheimer's and loss: A personal perspective on the emotional impact of dementia... Acting out: How drama workshops support people with young-onset dementia... Up the garden path: Gardening can have a positive effect on our mental wellbeing.