CILIP / LiS Libraries Change Lives Award Finalist - Ayrshire

East Ayrshire Library and Information Service have set up a project called 'Read Yourself Well', a Bibliotherapy scheme that provides an alternative non-drug or complimentary treatment to help people think differently about psychological problems. Recent research has shown that 10% of appointments with GP's involve some degree of mental health difficulties. The scheme employs a full-time Bibliotherapist, who arranges three confidential meetings with clients to discuss their problems and recommends books and self-help materials from a list specially chosen for their quality by health care professionals, carers and people who use the service.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• bibliotherapy
• library
• CILIP
• mental
• health
• books