Therapy waiting list target could play vital role in easing Wales’ suicide crisis News Published 5 Dec 2018 BACP responds to a report by the Welsh National Assembly’s health committee on suicide prevention
We need to talk about suicide this Samaritans Awareness Day News Published 24 Jul 2017 Monday 24 July is Samaritan’s Awareness Day, a day which provides all of us with the chance to talk about suicide – still a taboo subject – and to shake off some common misconceptions.
More than 90% of people don’t know the true extent of suicide, survey finds News Published 10 Sep 2017 Most people have no idea about the numbers of people who die by suicide every year in the UK, a survey for World Suicide Prevention Day has revealed today.
Organisational member backing suicide awareness initiative News Published 30 Nov 2022 The Baton of Hope is due to tour UK towns and cities next summer
Call for investment in crucial early intervention as suicide rates reach highest level in 20 years News Published 30 Aug 2024 We’re urging the government to recognise that access to psychological therapies is a crucial part of suicide prevention
Working with risk of suicide Journals Published 31 Oct 2018 Andrew Reeves explores the tough challenges of working with suicidal clients. Therapy Today, November 2018
Dilemma: Working with suicide risk Journals Published 30 Jun 2011 Your client is expressing suicidal thoughts but won’t consent to your notifying his GP. What do you do? Therapy Today, June 2011
Timely and appropriate services for suicide prevention BACP’s Policy and Public Affairs Officer, Karan Chhabra, explores the need for impactful services. BACP policy blogs
Suicide and transitions in the university setting: where are we now? Journals Published 30 Sep 2016 Sharon Mallon from the Open University and Nicky Stanley from UCLAN explore the impact of transition on vulnerable students, and the role that transitions may play in student suicide. University and College Counselling, September 2016
Dilemma: Suicide – the client’s right to choose Journals Published 28 Feb 2015 Your client has told you she intends to end her life, and then she fails to turn up for a session. What do you do? Therapy Today, February 2015