Safeguarding and protecting people About therapy BACP’s work to protect the public and to maintain public confidence in the profession is at the heart of everything we do.
School counselling can play a crucial role in young people's lives News Published 20 Sep 2019 The issues of suicide prevention and young people's mental health were debated on the BBC's Question Time
Older people About therapy Read our members' experiences and your stories of how counselling can help older people.
Working with older LGBT people Journals Published 31 Dec 2011 Free article: David Richards explores the challenges of working therapeutically with older LGBT men and women, for gay, lesbian and heterosexual practitioners. Therapy Today, December 2011
BACP's response to the CQC’s report on children and young people's mental health News Published 8 Mar 2018 BACP is part of the Expert Advisory Group for the Care Quality Commission led Children and Young People’s Mental Health Review which today published its 'Review of children and young people's mental health services: Phase two report'.
Counsellor helping people cope with emotional fallout of knife crime News Published 13 Nov 2018 Jane Darougar says the consequences of violent crimes can affect a large number of people
Animal-assisted therapy promoting mental well-being in young and old News Published 7 Dec 2018 Animals' unconditional affection can help people in all age ranges, says BACP counsellor Sarah Urwin
Government must take bold and decisive action on children and young people’s mental health News Published 23 Sep 2024 We held a fringe event on children and young people's mental health at the Labour Party conference
How to talk to your young child about Halloween News Published 24 Oct 2024 Our members give tips for parents about how to explain Halloween to young children
Advice for people affected by racist abuse of England footballers News Published 14 Jul 2021 Our members Rochelle Armstrong and Deone Payne-James says it's normal to feel shock, hurt and anger at the online abuse