Integrating Mental Health Support into Rural Libraries: Evaluation of the Libraries for Health (L4H) Initiative
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Presents findings from an evaluation of the implementation of Libraries for Health (L4H), a pilot project embedding nonclinical adult mental health supports into ten libraries in rural Texas. Summarizes how libraries implemented L4H, barriers and facilitators of implementation, and efforts to to build and sustain the program and sustain their capacity to address patrons' mental health needs.
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Lynsay Ayer, Karen Christianson, Ivy Todd, et al.
Date
06/2025
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RAND Corporation
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· Culture
· Funding
· Mental health
· Networking and collaboration
· Social determinants of health
· Sustainability of programs
· Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention
· Texas