Olympic champions praised for discussing their mental health News Published 28 Jul 2021 Member Nicola Vanlint hopes Simone Biles and Chris Mears will help change attitudes to mental health
Important issues raised by MP’s university mental health services report News Published 16 Sep 2019 Our response to MP Sir Norman Lamb’s findings on university mental health services
Government mental health strategy update announced News Published 24 Jan 2023 Read our response to Health Secretary Steve Barclay’s statement
Make ‘Time to Talk’ about mental health News Published 1 Feb 2018 BACP is taking part in Time to Talk Day on Thursday 1 February to acknowledge that the more we talk about mental health, the better life is for all of us.
We welcome new Northern Ireland Mental Health Action Plan News Published 20 May 2020 Counselling and psychotherapy must be a key part of mental health support, says our Four Nations Lead
Social media’s impact on young people’s mental health discussed BACP’s Jo Holmes attended the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Media and Young People’s Mental Health
BACP welcomes call to prioritise student mental health News Published 28 Jun 2018 We welcome the universities minister’s call for vice-chancellors to prioritise student mental health and take sustained and serious leadership on the issue
BACP's concerns about farmers' mental health highlighted in Parliament News Published 23 May 2019 81% of farmers under 40 believe mental health is the biggest hidden problem facing farmers today
Inquiry into Five Year Forward View for Mental Health News Published 14 Jun 2018 We respond to the inquiry on the implementation of the UK Government’s Five Year Forward View for Mental Health.
Mental health needs of young people with learning disabilities overlooked News Published 20 Jun 2019 New report calls for prevention and promotion of mental health for young people with learning disabilities