Timely and appropriate services for suicide prevention BACP’s Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Karan Chhabra, explores the need for impactful services. BACP policy blogs
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”
Suicide prevention resources A compilation of suicide-related presentations, articles and good practice resources for members.
School counselling bill presented to Parliament News Published 27 Nov 2023 We hope this will lead to a Parliamentary debate on counselling in schools
Thank you for Healthy Happy Minds campaign support News Published 30 Mar 2023 “We’ll continue fighting for future funding and to ensure children and their families receive vital counselling support"
Exploring integrating Chinese calligraphy handwriting as a potential complementary psychological therapy for the Chinese community in the UK. A dual case study design of brief intervention of Chinese calligraphy enhanced therapy (CCET) Research Published 21 Apr 2021 Updated 15 Apr 2025 Poster presentation by Juan Du
BACP organisational member joins National Suicide Prevention Network as founding partner News Published 20 Oct 2025 The network will focus on understanding the root causes of suicide
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.
Government must act now to avoid children and young people's mental health crisis News Published 4 Feb 2025 We support mental health charities' research based call for urgent Government action on children and young people’s mental health services