“Worrying” postcode lottery of children’s mental health treatment revealed in report News Published 10 Apr 2019 BACP responds to the Children’s Commissioner’s report on young people’s mental health services
'It’s very hard for men to be honest about their bodies’ News Published 13 May 2019 BACP member Natasha Clewley speaks about this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week theme - Be Body Kind
BACP and UKCP support calls for update to antidepressants withdrawal advice News Published 30 May 2019 We have responded to a report by the Royal College of Psychiatrists
SCoPEd: Answers to members' questions News Published 31 May 2019 Fiona Ballantine-Dykes answers questions about SCoPEd that were asked during a discussion on our BACP Members' Community Facebook group
Interim NHS workforce plan is a ‘positive first step, but there’s more work to do’ News Published 3 Jun 2019 Our response to the Interim NHS People Plan
Call for urgent new counselling support for Scotland’s young people News Published 6 Jun 2019 Rise in young people in Scotland waiting more than a year for mental health treatment.
'I felt myself, bit by bit, starting to cope' News Published 12 Jun 2019 Stuart Arfield is encouraging people to see a counsellor about their mental health after being helped through his depression by Sheffield Mind
Three quarters of people believe schools should offer counselling News Published 13 Jun 2019 School counselling can be a vital early intervention, says BACP's Jo Holmes
Talking booth wins student research prize News Published 18 Jun 2019 Student member Mia Zielinska received her award from our Chair, Andrew Reeves
Two out of five social media users say it's affected their mental health News Published 19 Jun 2019 Our survey examined the public perception about social media use and its effects on children and young people