Children need mental health catch-up when schools reopen News Published 23 Feb 2021 We’re campaigning for a paid counsellor to be available in every secondary school, academy and FE college in England
New report shows a quarter of children aren’t getting access to mental health care News Published 15 Sep 2017 BACP is concerned by findings in the Education Policy Institute (EPI) report which shows that over a quarter of children referred to specialist mental health services were not accepted into those services.
Call for more action to support children with speech, language and communication needs News Published 7 Mar 2019 Our chair Andrew Reeves has co-signed a letter to the Prime Minister urging more equality in services
MPs launch inquiry into children and young people’s mental health services News Published 1 Feb 2021 We’ll be submitting evidence to the inquiry about the need for a counsellor in every school
Children’s Mental Health Week: Introducing our new Children, Young People and Families lead News Published 7 Feb 2019 Jo Holmes has 30 years’ experience working mainly with young people and families, including as a counsellor.
BBC Children in Need funds counselling project for young people with low self-esteem News Published 22 May 2019 The project will provide free counselling for up to 90 young people over the next three years.
Access to schools counselling vital for bereaved children News Published 19 Apr 2017 Prince Harry’s experience has shown that counselling changes lives and access to the right therapeutic support, at the right time, can have a positive and lasting effect.
School-based counselling for all children and young people News Published 16 May 2017 General Election 2017: This week will likely see the launch of the main party manifestoes. One of BACP’s asks over consecutive elections has been around school counselling.
Call to Prime Minister for children to be at the heart of the Covid-19 recovery News Published 30 Jun 2020 We’re among more than 100 organisations to sign the statement to Boris Johnson
GPs suggest parents pay for private mental health care for children ‘as NHS can’t cope’ News Published 2 Jan 2020 43% of family doctors advised parents to go privately for treatment