Day 3/30 #blogjune
There is an exciting new project in development in the Central and Western areas of NSW where a Library Development Grant of $71,000 will be used to establish an innovative program called Books on Prescription to help local people with common mental health disorders.
"Books on Prescription schemes are a form of Bibliotherapy, which, when high-quality books are used, can bring many of the benefits of conventional medication without the potential side-effects associated with drugs, and often achieves good results more quickly." Source
It's fairly rare for public libraries in NSW to have close working relationships with GPs and mental health workers in their communities so this project will look to examples in the UK where Books on Prescription programs have proved very successful for inspiration.
There is an exciting new project in development in the Central and Western areas of NSW where a Library Development Grant of $71,000 will be used to establish an innovative program called Books on Prescription to help local people with common mental health disorders.
"Books on Prescription schemes are a form of Bibliotherapy, which, when high-quality books are used, can bring many of the benefits of conventional medication without the potential side-effects associated with drugs, and often achieves good results more quickly." Source
It's fairly rare for public libraries in NSW to have close working relationships with GPs and mental health workers in their communities so this project will look to examples in the UK where Books on Prescription programs have proved very successful for inspiration.
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