Our Chief Executive Dr Hadyn Williams renewed our call for government-funded counselling in schools to support young people in coming to terms with the impact of the pandemic.

, Hadyn said the need has never been greater for qualified counselling professionals to support our children and young people, and to ease the strain on school staff.

He said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e seeing an increase in demand for services as young people struggle to come to terms with how their lives have been transformed by the pandemic 鈥� and that demand is only going to rise.

鈥淲e know that counselling can have a transformative effect on young people鈥檚 lives and that early, accessible help is key. Indeed,聽research indicates聽that school counselling alleviates psychological distress and improves self-esteem. This is crucial to help with the range of emotional challenges that children and young people are facing.

Counselling and psychotherapy

鈥淭here is a trained counselling and psychotherapy workforce that can meet the demand if funding was secured for universal access in all schools and colleges. We need to act now to prevent overwhelming pressure on mental health services in years to come.鈥�

Our Vice President Julia Samuel discussed how to find a family therapist on BBC Radio London. She also appeared on BBC Radio London to talk about the National Day of Reflection, which marked the second anniversary of the first COVID-19 lockdown.

also featured Arabella Russell, who shared her expertise in an advice column for family-related issues.

Gurpreet Singh contributed to the BBC Radio 4 programme , which explored the need for culturally appropriate therapy and 鈥渨hy in therapy one size doesn鈥檛 fit all鈥�.

Natasha Page spoke to for an article about why people find it difficult to reveal their insecurities with family members.

Jayne Booth contributed to a feature in magazine examining how the threat of male violence can impact mental health.

Jayne also spoke to magazine about plans by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to tackle male violence.

To mark Eating Disorder Awareness Week, Ruth Micallef spoke to about disordered eating symptoms. Ruth also spoke to about the mental health benefits of nature and being outside.

spoke to Dee Johnson for an article looking at whether minimalist living can improve mental health.