Healthcare Promoting the skills, experience and value of counsellors and psychotherapists within the NHS, while combating further marginalisation of counselling and psychotherapy, is a priority for BACP.
Depression in adults guideline campaign News Published 18 Jan 2022 Our response to the NICE consultation on depression guidance.
Leading the way Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 Divisional news, including updates from BACP’s CYPF Lead Jo Holmes and BACP CYPF Executive Committee Chair Emma Davies. March 2024
Government’s limited education recovery package will have “devastating impact” on children’s mental health News Published 3 Jun 2021 “Children will pay the price of this failure to fully invest in their educational recovery”
Essential guide for leaders providing school-based counselling provision - a quick guide News Published 7 Jul 2023 A guide for school leaders, mental health leads and commissioners when providing or funding school-based counselling provision.
Men’s attitudes to therapy – and how they differ to women’s News Published 11 Jun 2025 Our latest Public Perceptions Survey gives a glimpse into men and women’s thoughts on and experiences of therapy
‘Positive steps forward’ as NICE consults on updated depression guideline News Published 23 Nov 2021 We’ll be submitting a detailed response to the consultation on updated draft guidelines
MPs launch inquiry into children and young people’s mental health services News Published 1 Feb 2021 We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school
Improved NICE Guideline for depression in adults published News Published 29 Jun 2022 The updated guideline is better than the original, but we’re still disappointed about some areas
Mobilising the counselling and psychotherapy workforce in Scotland and Wales News Published 9 Apr 2026 Scotland and Wales parliamentary elections