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Steve Page discusses his personal responses to the coronavirus pandemic.

Michelle Finder shares her personal experiences of recent months

Guides, resources and FAQs to support members through the pandemic

Catch up with the latest news from BACP Private Practice. Private Practice, March 2021

Yonca Ozkaya offers a spiritual response to her experience of bereavement during lockdown. Thresholds, April 2021

'Counsellors, psychotherapists and psychological practitioners within the NHS have also devoted themselves entirely to tackling a parallel epidemic: loss and bereavement.' Regular column from Angela Clarke. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, July 2021

Suicide risk when working in the counselling professions. Updated April 2023. PDF download

In his regular column Jeremy Christey, Chair of BACP UC, suggests we should be more cautious about the over-use of diagnostic terms and counselling for normal emotions. University and College Counselling, May 2017

While welcoming 'Transforming children and young people’s mental health provision: a green paper', BACP, BPC and UKCP raise serious concerns about its ambition and its ability to deliver the support needed for our children and young people.

BACP responds to the Public Accounts Committee’s report into mental health services for children and young people