The big issue: Anxious and absent Journals Published 23 May 2025 Open article: What’s behind the rise in children not attending school, and how can therapists help? asks Heidi Scrimgeour. Therapy Today, June 2025.
Government’s limited education recovery package will have “devastating impact” on children’s mental health News Published 3 Jun 2021 “Children will pay the price of this failure to fully invest in their educational recovery”
Complete confidentiality must be guaranteed for survivors' accounts of sexual offences News Published 4 Jul 2025 We’ve responded to a Government consultation on the victim information code of practice
Increase in counsellors and psychotherapists working in NHS, new data reveals News Published 9 May 2025 The figures are ‘encouraging’ but need to be treated with some caution
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
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Research awards and grants Research Published 28 Jul 2017 Updated 16 Jul 2026 Encouraging research into counselling and psychotherapy
Our policy asks reflected in the Conservative manifesto News Published 11 Jun 2024 We’re pleased some of our key policy asks are included, but gaps are likely to remain in services
Cost of living crisis is ‘greatest threat’ for mental health of UK workforce News Published 5 Jun 2024 We're calling for Governments across the UK to overhaul opportunities for investment in employee mental health support