Policy success in protection of rape survivors' therapy notes News Published 23 Apr 2024 Government backs our call to amend law to protect sexual assault survivors' counselling notes during criminal investigations
Coronavirus: Report shows toll on children's mental health News Published 22 Oct 2020 New figures underline importance of our school counselling campaign, says our CYPF Lead
Commons committee chair backs school counselling campaign News Published 24 Mar 2021 We've welcomed comments from Robert Halfon MP calling for a counsellor in every school
Leading the way Journals Published 31 Aug 2023 Divisional news, including updates from BACP’s CYPF Lead Jo Holmes and BACP CYPF Executive Committee chair Emma Davies. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2023
Campaign Trail Journals Published 25 Apr 2023 ‘People who are stuck on waiting lists or unable to access care need urgent action, not more delays and empty promises’. Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2023
Safeguarding and protecting people BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.
MPs launch inquiry into children and young people’s mental health services News Published 1 Feb 2021 We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school
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.
Four nations Promoting the value of counselling with key decision makers across the parliaments and assemblies of the UK
Leading the way Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Divisional news, including updates from BACP’s CYPF Lead Jo Holmes and BACP CYPF Executive Committee Chair Emma Davies. December 2023