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While welcoming 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper', BACP, BPC and UKCP raise serious concerns about its ambition and its ability to deliver the support needed for our children and young people.

Read the key findings in our BACP workforce mapping survey

Meet our executive and share their vision for the division.

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

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed July 2025. PDF download

Our BACP president Lynne Gabriel explores the impact of Labour’s historic victory on counselling and psychotherapy. BACP staff blog

Our new Vice Presidents bring extensive experience in counselling, psychotherapy, equality, and public policy

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2026. PDF download

We briefed MPs for a debate on support for children and families during the Covid-19 pandemic

'Each new cohort of students who we welcome in September will have been affected at a different time in their emotional development...' Regular column from Mary Jones. University and College Counselling, March 2023