Children’s Mental Health Week: Using our voice to support young people in need News Published 5 Feb 2024 Our call for action on school counselling, in a year where a General Election is expected
Children should not have to reach crisis point before they can get mental health support News Published 2 Sep 2026 Our response to new figures showing a 36% rise in mental health-related A&E attendances among children and young people
Help children to thrive not just survive News Published 5 Jan 2021 Lisa Holley asks for counsellors to have the opportunity to be able to help children process and understand their changing lives
Holding hope and complexity: Working with looked-after children Ailsa Smith Thompson explores Holding Hope: Therapy with Looked-After Children. BACP member blogs.
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.
How to talk to your young child about Halloween News Published 24 Oct 2024 Our members give tips for parents about how to explain Halloween to young children
Working with adoption law within the counselling professions in England and Wales GPiA 003 Good practice Published 31 Jan 2018 Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download
Honest and curious Journals Published 30 Nov 2023 Kate Saunders shares the ways that being honest and curious about sex can open up conversations in the counselling room. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023
Young people turning to AI as loneliness takes toll on mental health News Published 3 Jul 2026 Almost half of young adults use AI instead of reaching out to a real person about their mental health, says our survey
The big issue: Big Tech, young lives Good practice Published 21 Aug 2026 Open article: Jeanine Connor explores what role therapists have in helping young clients navigate the online world. Therapy Today, September 2026.