Blogs & insights

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Why MAP is supporting the Fund The Hubs campaign

CEO Dan Mobbs shares why he and his team are so passionate about the campaign
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Why BACP is supporting the Fund the Hubs campaign

Jo Holmes outlines why early support hubs are so important and why she supports the Fund the Hubs campaign.
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This Race Equality Week, we’re joining those saying ‘Let’s not go back to normal’

Our Policy and Campaigns Manager, Kahra Wayland-Larty, looks at the pandemic of racism affecting people of colour in the UK.
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Why BACP is supporting a new Youth Access working group

Jo Holmes writes about her hopes for collaboration with Youth Access’s newly launched National Youth Counselling Working Group.
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Young people's mental health needs are growing & open-access services are the solution

As the mental health impact of the pandemic grows, more and more young people need access to mental health and wellbeing services.
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We must ensure young people are listened to in the COVID recovery

Youth participation has come a long way – but we need to go even further to ensure young people are listened to in the COVID recovery.
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Remote mental health interventions work – but not as a replacement for face-to-face support

How can our report on remote mental health interventions for young people help with the sector’s COVID recovery.
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Black young people’s rights are under threat & it’s time the mental health community addressed that

How a rights-based approach can help us to address racial injustice in the mental health system.
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Black Lives Matter

The past week has been a hugely troubling one for everyone, and an extremely difficult and painful one for people of colour.
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10 tips for facilitating Zoom meetings with young people

Tips for how to get the most out of Zoom when organising online activities and meetings for young people.
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Voluntary sector organisations are rising to the challenges of coronavirus - they need government support

James Kenrick looks at how the voluntary sector is responding to the challenges of coronavirus, and makes the case for government support.
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We are learning how to go digital

How the youth advice and counselling sector is adapting in response to coronavirus