A scheme which recommends books for self-help reading to people with mental health issues.
Reading Well helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing using helpful reading.
The books are all chosen and recommended by health experts, as well as people living with the conditions covered and their relatives and carers. You can be recommended a title by a health professional, or you can visit your local library and take a book out yourself.
There are five book lists available:
- Reading Well for children
- Reading Well for teens
- Reading Well for mental health
- Reading Well for long term conditions
- Reading Well for dementia
Many of the Reading Well titles are available to borrow as e-books and audiobooks. Visit your local library website to find out how to join the library and access books electronically
- How can I access this service?
- Books can be recommended by GPs or other health professionals from the relevant Reading Well Books on Prescription reading list. People can self refer to the scheme without professional help.
- When is this service open?
- See website
- How much will it cost me?
- Books available to borrow free of charge from public libraries
- Social media
- What groups of people is this for?
- The general public
- What age groups is this for?
- Any age
- What areas of the city is this for?
- People from anywhere in the city
Contacts
- All enquiries
- readingwell@readingagency.org.uk
