BACP joins positive discussions about social and emotional wellbeing in education News Published 27 Mar 2019 We want to ensure new NICE guidelines reflect how counselling can help children
Developing a toolkit for school-based counsellors News Published 30 Jul 2019 We’ve joined members and the Welsh government to help update a publication on school counselling
Review of Welsh school and community counselling services News Published 28 Mar 2022 We welcome recommendations to improve services and extend entitlement to younger children
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.
Calls for counselling investment made during Parliamentary debate News Published 25 Sep 2020 The human and financial cost will be enormous if there’s not an expansion of counselling services, one peer said
Referrals to CAMHS up by a third News Published 15 May 2018 A BBC report has highlighted a worrying increase in the number of children being referred to specialist mental health services
School counselling reduces demand on mental health services News Published 6 Aug 2024 Welsh Government review says counselling in schools reduces pressure on Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)
Back our call for emergency school counselling fund News Published 16 Mar 2021 Sign our petition calling for an emergency resilience fund to pay for vital counselling provision now
£1.25 million boost for school counselling to prepare for rise in demand due to coronavirus News Published 17 Apr 2020 Read our response to the announcement
What parents and carers think about school counselling News Published 22 Jul 2022 Our latest research could have implications for practice and policy