Review of Welsh school and community counselling services News Published 28 Mar 2022 We welcome recommendations to improve services and extend entitlement to younger children
Access to school-based counselling vital for bereaved children News Published 27 Jul 2017 It was powerful to hear Princes William and Harry speaking out about how the death of their mother, when they were 15 and 12, has affected them.
Joining Labour Party discussions on funding school counselling News Published 16 Nov 2022 We’ve been pleased to meet with Labour Party representatives to highlight our members’ training and experience
Joining forces for pioneering school-based counselling project News Published 31 May 2019 BACP is involved in the project which aims to help improve students’ wellbeing, attainment and attendance
Important step in £60 million school counselling programme News Published 27 Nov 2019 We’re pleased to have played a key role campaigning for and advising the Scottish Government on this investment
Call for more support for students as they move from school to college or university News Published 30 Jan 2019 The transition between school, college and university can put pressure on students’ mental health, says a report
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
Investing in school counsellors should no longer be a debate News Published 23 Sep 2020 Rachael Nevin-Lewis talks about her experience of being a 'pilot' school counsellor and how we need to invest in a longer term commitment.
School counselling reduces demand on mental health services News Published 6 Aug 2024 Welsh Government review says counselling in schools reduces pressure on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
BACP welcomes Children’s Commissioner for England’s call for counsellor in every school News Published 22 Nov 2018 We agree with Anne Longfield that school counsellors should be part of the NHS’s 10-year plan