Mind yourself: Reading guide to help children's mental health

Finding the right book at the right time can help kids through difficult times

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A NEW mental health and wellbeing reading guide for children and young people launched by Children’s Books Ireland is all about lightening the load with a book.

With the pandemic a considerable source of worry for children and families and with young people coping with big changes at home and at school, the Mind Yourself reading guide was developed in partnership with young person’s mental health organisation Jigsaw and ISPCC Childline.