Results of the 2025 BACP membership survey News Published 15 Nov 2024 How what you’ve told us shapes the services we provide and the work we do.
Our main policy asks included in Northern Ireland party manifestos News Published 28 Jun 2024 Four of our five General Election policies have been reflected in Northern Ireland party manifestos published this week
Congratulations to the winners of our 2024 BACP new researcher award News Published 17 May 2024 Fabienne dos Santos Sousa, Annabella Feeny and Pierre Musa (Musa) Halime Wessel won the award for their study into Scottish university and college counselling services.
Our response to refreshed NHS 10-Year Workforce Plan for England News Published 14 Nov 2025 We’ve urged the Government to tap into the underutilised pool of counsellors and psychotherapists in England
Green Party manifesto reflects our policy asks News Published 12 Jun 2024 We’re pleased to see so many specific commitments to counselling
Response to Health Secretary on rising mental health issues News Published 18 Mar 2025 We're disappointed that Wes Streeting claimed 'overdiagnosis' is reason for rising number of mental health issues
Review into mental health demand and diagnoses ‘an opportunity to prompt action’ News Published 5 Dec 2025 We’ve responded to Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s announcement
Our commitment to equality We are committed to providing inclusive services which embrace diversity and promote equality within our workforce and our membership.
Research strategy Research Published 15 May 2023 Updated 20 Sep 2024 Our BACP research work is underpinned by values of quality and rigour, relevance and impact, methodological pluralism, collaboration, accessibility and open research principles.
British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual conference, 25th – 27th June 2025, University of Surrey Jenny O’Donnell is presenting research on care Homes and dementia at BSG conference. BACP staff blogs.