An Analysis of the Practices of Mental Health Programs and Services at Public Libraries in the USA and Its Inspiration and Guidance to Chinese Public Libraries
This paper aims to analyze mental health programs at public libraries in the USA to provide inspiration and guidance to Chinese libraries from the following three aspects:optimizing working teams,building resources,and programming events and activities.The results show that developing and implementing mental health programs should consolidate resources from all three aspects.Therefore,this paper proposed three suggestions for developing,implementing,and promoting mental health services in Chinse public libraries:providing library staff with training;consolidating library resources,instructions,and services;effectively programming events and activities of mental health.
Public librariesMental health programs and servicesMental illnessSocial supportUSA
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