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'The proposed strategy recommits to reducing the number and rates of suicide deaths in Wales, as well as establishing clearer pathways of care for people who self-harm and improving support for people bereaved by suicide.' Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2024.

Aleesha Khan urges us to address political dimensions of children’s lives in counselling to contribute to a more inclusive and equitable society. BACP Children, Young People and Families, December 2023

Find out how to become a BACP retired member, and how to renew or reinstate your retired membership.

The NHS can improve access to mental health services and boost population wellbeing by working in partnership with the local community, say Rhona Howitt, Angela Byrne and Jack Shieh. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, January 2020

I work for a local counselling service and have been referred a new client who would like to come for help with issues around loss of identity, low mood and anxiety after having a baby. Our Ethics team and Therapy Today readers consider this month’s dilemma. Therapy Today, September 2023

What is bereavement? What are the signs of grief? How do you cope with the loss of a loved one? BACP member and accredited registered therapist Lulu Sinclair shares her guidance on healing after a loss and when bereavement counselling might help you.

Coaching comes of age: Are coach-therapists leading us towards a bright new world?.. plus How do we manage professional self-doubt?.. Mick Cooper argues that therapists are changing the world... Ethical responses when a client reveals sex addiction... Is phone counselling more intimate?

The pandemic has led to an increase in admissions to intensive care units (ICUs). Hannah Murray, Nick Grey, Jennifer Wild, Emma Warnock-Parkes, Alice Kerr, David M Clark and Anke Ehlers explain the link between ICU admissions and PTSD symptoms – and offer a treatment model. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2020

‘The message we are sending to the Government is that it’s vital that this new strategy gets to grips with the growing demand for mental health support across the country...' Regular column from Matthew Smith-Lilley. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2023

Open article: News and resources from the BACP Research team. Therapy Today, June 2024