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We support recommendations by Children’s Commissioner following report revealing lengthening waiting times

Open article: Beyond the lazy stereotypes that young people are work-shy and entitled, what can the therapy profession and employers learn from the Youth Voice Census 2025 about their attitudes to life and work? Quite a lot, argues Lauren Mistry, the Deputy CEO of Youth Employment UK. She shares her insights. BACP Workplace, October 2025.

Open article: Editor Jeanine Connor speaks to Chair of the Centre for Young Lives Anne Longfield about the ways she thinks society is failing young people and her ambitions to transform their lives. BACP Children, Young People and Families, September 2024.

We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school

Children’s Commissioner analysis shows increase in demand for services and rising waiting times

Our call for action on school counselling, in a year where a General Election is expected

BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.

Lisa Holley asks for counsellors to have the opportunity to be able to help children process and understand their changing lives

Ailsa Smith Thompson explores Holding Hope: Therapy with Looked-After Children. BACP member blogs.

We strongly believe the Government response to the consultation on the Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision green paper is a missed opportunity