Mental health and wellbeing activities for any book

This resource suggests activities you can use for any book to explore mental health and wellbeing for both primary and secondary level. To find out more about how the impact of reading on wellbeing, see our article on how reading improves your mental health and wellbeing.

Also on our website, you can also find:

• Our webinars that explore reading and wellbeing, including Connecting reading with empathy and Stories for mental wellbeing and resilience with Katie O’Donoghue
• Our book lists of Picture books to help children explore emotions, Children’s books exploring mental health and wellbeing, Children’s books that explore grief and loss, and Mental wellbeing books for teens
• Our Authors Live on Demand broadcasts that explore wellbeing

For further support, see:

• Mental Health Awareness Week(this link will open in a new window) from the Mental Health Foundation
• The Mentally Healthy Schools resource library(this link will open in a new window) from The Anna Freud Centre
• Resources, toolkits and leaflets from Young Minds(this link will open in a new window)