School counsellors can ease the burden on teaching staff News Published 11 Mar 2022 A new report says teachers are "buckling under the strain" of support children's mental health
Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health - 'State of Child Health: One year on' News Published 23 Jan 2018 Dr Andrew Reeves responds to the 'State of Child Health: One year on' scorecards published by Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Children’s Mental Health Week: “That space where you’re not judged, you’re accepted” News Published 7 Feb 2022 Watch our member Leanne Barrow share her passion for school counselling. BACP vlogs
Half of teachers say there’s no counsellor at their school to support pupils, survey reveals News Published 17 Apr 2019 BACP responds to research carried out by the National Education Union
Additional funding announced for early support mental health hubs News Published 27 Feb 2024 Government commits to another £3 million for hubs for young people
Why we all need to be more aware of the risk of cybertrauma News Published 8 Feb 2019 BACP psychotherapist Catherine Knibbs discusses the effects of cybertrauma on children's mental health and wellbeing
First mental health manifesto commitments News Published 16 May 2017 General Election 2017: Labour launched their manifesto today, Tuesday 16 May, which included mental health pledges.
Labour Party manifesto reflects our policy asks News Published 14 Jun 2024 Commitments to improve mental health support in schools and on the NHS are featured
Effectiveness of school counselling revealed in new research News Published 21 Jan 2021 It’s the first, large-scale study of its kind to be carried out in the UK
Results of the 2022 BACP school counselling survey News Published 13 May 2022 Our findings will help us highlight the need for a paid counsellor in every school in England.