BACP welcomes PM speech on mental health and shared society News Published 9 Jan 2017 BACP is pleased to see Theresa May’s announcement about mental health and our shared society earlier today, following the commitment she made in her first speech as Prime Minister to improving mental health and wellbeing across the UK.
Disappointing spending review fails to address nation’s mental health needs News Published 25 Nov 2020 We’ll keep campaigning for increased investment in counselling and psychotherapy
From the Chair: Hope, loss and voluntary counsellors Journals Published 30 Apr 2014 It’s time to tackle the issue of counsellors working for free, says Amanda Hawkins. Therapy Today, April 2014
Research - call for participants Research Published 19 Nov 2024 Updated 19 Nov 2024 SOAP - Systemic Online Alliance Project
The difference school counselling makes Journals Published 31 May 2016 Michelle Higgins writes about the very important difference that a school counsellor brings to a school community. Therapy Today, May 2016
We urge government to fund mental health hubs News Published 1 Oct 2021 We've joined more than 50 organisations in signing a letter supporting Fund the Hubs campaign
“I decided to face up to my fears and go back to counselling. It took guts." News Published 3 Feb 2020 Demi, 18, talks about making the decision to return to counselling
Talking point: What are clients bringing to therapy at the moment? Journals Published 28 Feb 2017 Each month we’ll be asking readers across the UK for their views on topical issues. To start the year, we asked for a snapshot of what clients are bringing to counselling right now. Interviews by Nadine Woogara. Therapy Today, February 2017
Government’s limited education recovery package will have “devastating impact” on children’s mental health News Published 3 Jun 2021 “Children will pay the price of this failure to fully invest in their educational recovery”
Charities call on Northern Ireland’s political leaders to prioritise primary school counselling News Published 20 Nov 2023 We are part of a coalition of charities calling for fully funded primary school counselling in Northern Ireland.