Extending counselling must be a priority of the new Education Minister News Published 20 Jan 2020 BACP welcomes calls to expand the existing school counselling support across Northern Ireland.
BACP welcomes PM speech on mental health and shared society News Published 9 Jan 2017 BACP is pleased to see Theresa May’s announcement about mental health and our shared society earlier today, following the commitment she made in her first speech as Prime Minister to improving mental health and wellbeing across the UK.
Cost of living crisis will cause long term damage to children’s mental health News Published 1 Dec 2023 The current cost of living crisis will impact children’s mental health for years to come
Labour launches Child Health Action Plan News Published 16 Jan 2024 We welcome plans to improve UK children’s health and wellbeing
Back our call for emergency school counselling fund News Published 16 Mar 2021 Sign our petition calling for an emergency resilience fund to pay for vital counselling provision now
Schools mental health trial ‘does not go far enough’ News Published 4 Feb 2019 BACP believes a project announced by the government today is a ‘missed opportunity’ by failing to include school-based counselling.
School counselling in England campaign News Published 21 Aug 2023 We believe that a paid counsellor should be available in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England.
New study highlights benefits of school counsellors and MHSTs News Published 16 Jan 2023 We welcome Barnardo's report and urge the Government to act on its findings