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A Better Day by Dr Alex George - author video for Children's Mental Health Week

Winner of the Children's Non-fiction Book of the Year in the British Book Awards 2023

Start the new year with this positive wellbeing handbook.

What if we could think of mental health in a positive way? Sweep away the rain clouds. Talk about what's on our minds. And care for our mental… read more

  • published
  • Chatterbooks
  • Teachers Reading Challenge
  • Chatterbooks

Grief Awareness Week 2023: library toolkit

A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Grief Awareness Week, 2-8 December 2023.

The toolkit provides:
• Helpful resources
• Library display and activity ideas
• Template social media copy
• Signposting to further support read more

  • published
  • Reading Well

Book Guide and Signposting for Grief and Bereavement

This guide recommends books that can lend a hand in helping to understand and cope with grief, for yourself or those around you.

There are recommendations for "adults":https://reading-well.org.uk/books/books-on-prescription/mental-health,… read more

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  • Reading Well

Loneliness Awareness Week 2023: library toolkit

A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Loneliness Awareness Week, 12-18 June 2023.

The toolkit provides:
• key facts on loneliness
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends, Mood-boosting Books and Reading Groups for Everyone
• library display and activity ideas
•… read more

  • published
  • Reading Well

Mental Health Awareness Week 2023: library toolkit

A toolkit to support libraries to get involved in Mental Health Awareness Week, 15-21 May 2023.

The toolkit provides:
• key facts on mental health and wellbeing
• resources for promoting Reading Well, Reading Friends and Road to Reading
• library display and activity ideas
• template… read more

  • published
  • Reading Well

Supporting people experiencing homelessness - library toolkit

A toolkit for libraries supporting people experiencing or threatened by homelessness.
The toolkit contains:
- Libraries and Homelessness Offer Framework;
- Information, case studies and useful tools;
- Sources of local and national support;
- Reading Agency programme support;
- Crisis… read more

  • published
  • Reading Well