Impact on policy, investment and provision of counselling services for young people in the UK

  • Mick Cooper (Participant)
  • Lucia Berdondini (Participant)
  • Dawson, Lorna (Participant)

Impact: Impact - for External Portal › Policy and legislation, Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services

Who is affected

Young people in Wales and Northern Ireland; and, to some extent, Scotland and England.

Narrative

Research at Strathclyde has led to a significant increase in the delivery of school-based counselling in the UK, with services established in all secondary schools in Northern Ireland and Wales since 2007 and 2008, respectively. It is estimated that there are approximately 70-90,000 service users per year across UK secondary schools. School-based counselling significantly reduces young people’s psychological distress, and helps them gain self-confidence, achieve their goals, and concentrate more in class. Strathclyde’s research has led the way in demonstrating the effectiveness of this type of intervention, and has played a pivotal role in supporting its roll-out and development, thereby improving the well-being of large numbers of young people across the UK.
Impact statusOpen
Category of impactPolicy and legislation, Health and welfare - new products, guidelines and services
Impact levelBenefit

Keywords

  • counselling
  • secondary schools
  • psychological distress
  • REF2014 impact case study

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