Spring Budget ‘another lost opportunity to invest in nation’s mental health’ News Published 7 Mar 2024 Our response to Spring Budget
In depth: Assisted dying and therapy Journals Published 22 Dec 2025 Open article: BACP’s Third Sector Lead, Jeremy Bacon, explains some of the implications for counselling and palliative care, and psychotherapist Kamalyn Kaur invites therapists to reflect on the ethical considerations. Thresholds, January 2026.
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.
Essential guide for leaders providing school-based counselling provision - a quick guide News Published 7 Jul 2023 A guide for school leaders, mental health leads and commissioners when providing or funding school-based counselling provision.
Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions GPiA 126 Good practice Published 14 Jun 2023 Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download
Government must act now to avoid children and young people's mental health crisis News Published 5 Feb 2025 We support mental health charities' research based call for urgent Government action on children and young people’s mental health services
Confidentiality - what complaints tell us This resource considers some of the complaints we've received around client confidentiality and explores their implications for practice
How to complain about a BACP member What to do if you want to make a complaint about poor or unethical practice by your therapist
From the CEO Journals Published 1 Dec 2023 ‘We’ve made progress in the work we’re doing to bring more therapists into the NHS’. Therapy Today, December 2023