New stats reveal that almost three in five therapists who work with students saw an increase in students’ stress over past year News Published 1 Nov 2023 Our survey shows that student stress is on the rise.
One in five children and young people in England has mental health issue, NHS figures show News Published 21 Nov 2023 The Government must act now and invest in a school and community-based counselling for children and young people
Giving evidence on Scotland's £60 million school counselling programme News Published 6 Feb 2020 Our Children, Young People and Families Lead Jo Holmes appeared before Scottish Parliament's Education and Skills Committee
Our members can help meet coronavirus mental health demand News Published 12 Aug 2020 New report warns demand for mental health support is set to rise and services might not be able to cope with it
Help us strengthen the case for coaching News Published 21 Sep 2021 Steve Mulligan explains the need for investment to support the health and wellbeing of our health and social care workforce
Budget overlooks mental health – what do we do now? News Published 3 Nov 2021 Martin Bell, BACP Head of Policy and Public Affairs, reviews the budget and spending review announcement
A focus on counselling for young people News Published 7 Dec 2021 Jo Holmes discusses the shift in support for school counselling and trained counsellors in England. BACP blogs
Our General Election asks feature in Scottish manifestos News Published 27 Nov 2019 This General Election we've lobbied all parties on a range of core mental health policies
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
Your views Journals Published 31 Jul 2016 BACP comment on the EU referendum, online suicide prevention and individual vs common good. Therapy Today, July 2016