Region 7 Presents: Cultivating a Grief Sensitive Community through Library and Community-Based Partnerships

Class Experience Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced

In this one-hour panel presentation, participants will learn about the work of two organizations in support of mental health and suicide prevention in libraries. Sharing Kindness co-founder and executive director, Kimberely Mead-Walters, MD, and clinician and project lead Kathleen Shine-O’Brien, LMHC, will describe their NNLM funded project: Grief 101: Improving Grief Literacy in our Community. Anne Romano, MLIS, hospital librarian and board member and volunteer for the Connecticut Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, will describe her work in a psychiatric hospital library, programming for mental health and volunteer work with public libraries.

In addition to learning about health information resources available through NLM to support grief awareness, attendees will have the opportunity to gather ideas of projects and partnerships to support well-being in your community.

By registering for this class, you are agreeing to the NNLM Code of Conduct

Objectives:
  • Discuss library programs and services that promote grief literacy and mental health awareness.
  • Identify potential partnerships for health programming and outreach in your library to support mental health.
  • Identify resources from NLM and other reputable agencies that can be used for support and implementation of health programming in libraries.

Class Details

Date(s): August 5, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT
Platform: Zoom
CE Credits: 1.00
CE Categories: MLA
This class is sponsored by Region 7.
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Class Contacts

Host/Instructor: Bennie Finch
Technical Assistance: Margot Malachowski

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