One in five children have asked their parents for access to a counsellor, a survey has revealed.
Meanwhile, almost nine in ten parents believe mental health counselling should be freely available in schools.
The findings have been published by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), which has also released guidance to help head teachers develop counselling services.
BACP says while school leaders are keen to improve pupils’ mental health they are “confused about what school counselling is, what is best practice and what to expect from a counselling service”.
