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While we commend the Government on its focus and commitment to children and young people’s mental health, we believe the recommendations set out in Transforming Children and Young People’s Mental Health Provision: a Green Paper are a missed opportunity to deliver the most effective mental health support in our schools and colleges.

Open article: The idea of removing the somewhat artificial boundary between coaching and counselling and offering an all-in-one package that adjusts by the moment is beginning to make ground in providing the kind of help that young people want. Eleanor Patrick explains her working model. Coaching Today, January 2016

Sanctuary: How an innovative application of play therapy is being used to support young Ukrainian refugees... Brick by brick... On virtual turf... Beyond four walls... Thou shalt not leave...

The Government must act now and invest in a school and community-based counselling for children and young people

Open article: Alan Flynn and Nicola Sharp introduce their research on the potential benefits of an integrated counselling-coaching approach with young people, and its effective means of reducing distress. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2019

We welcome government commitment to help vulnerable young people and children arriving in England from Ukraine, Afghanistan and Hong Kong

Good Practice in Action legal resource on working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2024. PDF download

Good Practice in Action legal resource covering working with children and young people. Last reviewed January 2024. PDF download

We've updated our existing Children and young people (4-18 years) competence framework with new competences for working online and over the phone