The long-term mental health impact of the pandemic, schools reopening after lockdown and our relationships were among the topics our members spoke about in the media.

Hadyn Williams, our Chief Executive, talked to about the mental health challenges facing the country because of the pandemic.

Hadyn also talked about the issues that people are facing; the ways in which counselling can help and the steps government needs to take to improve access for people.

His comments were backed up by statistics from our Public Perceptions Survey with YouGov into the mental health impact of the pandemic.

Jo Holmes, our Children, Young People and Families Lead, contributed to an article in about the need for school counselling support when lockdown measures eased and children returned to the classroom.

And Jo鈥檚 reaction to a lack of funding in the Budget for counselling in secondary schools, academies and further education colleges featured in .

Dee Albert featured in the ITV1 programme Harry and Meghan: The Week That Shook The Royals, which examined the fallout from their interview with Oprah Winfrey.

Emma Davey shared her expertise with for a feature on relationships with a narcissistic partner.

The Daily Telegraph spoke to Cate Campbell about , and also to Pam Custers about and healing family rifts.

Rochelle Armstrong contributed to an article in about mixed race women discussing race in their families. Deone Payne-James also featured in in a discussion about how therapy and self-care can help when experiencing racial burnout.

featured insight from Natasha Page as it examined the impact of the pandemic on our mental health while Abby Rawlinson contributed to an article on the website about looking after our mental health as the lockdowns lift.

Eve Menezes Cunningham and William Pullen talked to about the mental health benefits of strength training while Lorraine Collins talked to People鈥檚 Friend magazine about overcoming phobias.

Jennie Cummings-Knight highlighted the need for mental health to be afforded equal status as physical health on BBC Radio Norfolk. She also talked to ITV Anglia鈥檚 evening news programme about the impact of Covid-19 restrictions on bereavement and the grieving process.