PA Librarians Receive Mental Health Sensitivity Training

Here’s the story from the Lehigh Valley Times.

NHS Human Services’ Bushkill Township office provides regular mental health sensitivity training at Recovery Partnership but last week was the first time the group ever worked with librarians, said Andrew Grossman, a program director. Most of the people who receive the group’s training work directly in the mental health field, he said. Grossman said he thought it was a good idea for librarians to receive the training, as many local mental health group homes send their residents to libraries on a regular basis for socialization.

“I think it’s great they’ll get a better understanding of the folks who are coming into their facility,” he said. “I think a lot of times they don’t fully understand the people in the library.” The training Grossman provided the librarians is the same NHS provides for mental health workers. Grossman talked about the stigma of mental health and explained many different diagnoses.

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