Reading to support children's health and wellbeing
Last week (3-9 February) was Children's Mental Health Week and to coincide with this, national charity The Reading Agency, has launched a new Reading Well for Children booklist.
Reading Well for children supports mental health and wellbeing and helps to provide information and advice for children and their families to cope with feelings and worries, daily life and getting through a tough time.
The new booklist is targeted at children in Key Stage 2 but includes titles aimed at a wide range of reading levels to support less confident readers and to encourage children to read together with their siblings and carers.
The national Reading Well books-on-prescription programme also includes booklists for adults and young people aged 13-18 years has been developed and endorsed by leading health partners and is delivered in public libraries.
How Reading Well works
- Teachers, health and social care professionals, or anyone supporting children and families can use the scheme to recommend helpful reading. People can also self-refer via the booklist.
- Copies of the booklist and the books themselves are available to loan from Warwickshire Libraries with collections based in the larger branches. Books can be requested on loan from other libraries if your local one doesn't keep it on the shelves.
You can find more information, including an overview of the books on the list on the Reading Well website.
For any other queries or information please get in touch with Deborah Hateley, Senior Librarian Priority Groups at Warwickshire Libraries - email deborahhateley@warwickshire.gov.uk