New £10m mental health fund launched in Northern Ireland News Published 5 Jul 2021 Funding is essential to increase choice and access to counselling, says Third Sector Lead Jeremy Bacon
Call for all GPs in Northern Ireland to offer in house counselling News Published 20 Aug 2018 We've joined the #123GP campaign calling on the Health and Social Care Board to increase funding for GP practice-based counselling.
New opportunities for CYP counsellors in Northern Ireland News Published 10 Sep 2021 A number of paid opportunities have arisen for our members to provide counselling in all primary school settings across the nation
Northern Ireland mental health strategy commits to investing in counselling News Published 30 Jun 2021 We worked with members and organisations to respond to the consultation that led to the strategy
Our General Election asks reflected in Northern Ireland manifestos News Published 9 Dec 2019 This General Election we've lobbied all parties on a range of core mental health policies
Campaign for improved counselling access in Northern Ireland News Published 26 Mar 2021 We've added our voice to calls for Mental Health Strategy to include a commitment to counselling
BACP pressing the case for counselling in transforming older people's lives in Northern Ireland News Published 12 Mar 2019 Members of our policy team are meeting the DUP’s Paula Bradley in Belfast
People tell how counselling changed their lives at Northern Ireland report launch News Published 1 Feb 2019 BACP joined service users, charities and GPs at Stormont for the unveiling of PPR's new research report
The provision of psychological therapy in Northern Ireland Journals Published 30 Apr 2013 Research by Jane Simms eliciting the views of service user organisations revealed access is still problematic in the province. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2013
Future of therapy programme discussed with Northern Ireland Education Minister News Published 24 Aug 2022 We met Michelle McIlveen to talk about Healthy Happy Minds