Critical time to respond to rising mental health needs of children and young people News Published 1 Jun 2020 Read our letter to Education Secretary Gavin Williamson
Government must act now to avoid children and young people's mental health crisis News Published 4 Feb 2025 We support mental health charities' research based call for urgent Government action on children and young people’s mental health services
Report on NHS failure to help young people with mental health problems must be a ‘wake-up call’ BACP responds to the Public Accounts Committee’s report into mental health services for children and young people
Contracting for children and young people in the counselling professions GPiA 131 Good practice Published 23 May 2024 Good Practice in Action contracting for adults in the counselling professions. Published May 2024. PDF download
Young voices: On bereavement Journals Published 29 Feb 2024 Rebecca Wemyss speaks with Youth Ambassadors from bereavement charity Winston’s Wish. BACP Children, Young People and Families, March 2024.
Three in five young people experience mental health problems, survey reveals News Published 2 Jul 2019 More than 12,000 young people aged between 11 and 19 responded to the survey by Mind
Chair's report: Counselling young people Journals Published 26 Apr 2018 Regular column from Satinder Panesar. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal, April 2018
Our response to the Children and Young People's Mental Health Inquiry News Published 3 May 2017 Having supplied written evidence to the House of Commons Health and Education Inquiry - Children and Young People's Mental Health - the role of Education - in February, we welcome the report and its recommendations.
Crisis in children and young people’s mental healthcare News Published 15 Mar 2024 We support recommendations by Children’s Commissioner following report revealing lengthening waiting times
Voluntary sector counselling's critical role in helping young people News Published 12 Dec 2018 Our research found young people were satisfied with their care and showed significant improvements