Ending the Silence: Utilizing Personal Experiences to Enhance a Library Mental Health Initiative

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Sabrina Thomas, Marshall UniversityFollow
Kacy J. Lovelace, Marshall UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

11-2019

Abstract

This article summarizes a panel presentation given at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Washington D.C. ( June 22, 2019). The panel consisted of Sabrina Thomas, research and instruction librarian at Marshall University; Leah Tolliver, director of wellness programs and the Women’s and Gender Center at Marshall University; C. Michelle Alford, senior library IT consultant at Marshall University; and Kacy Lovelace, research and student success librarian at Marshall University. Tenikka Phillips, EAP coordinator at Cabell Huntington Hospital, worked extensively on the project but was unable to take part in the panel presentation. The following is a conversation between Sabrina Thomas and Kacy Lovelace discussing how their own personal experiences with mental health challenges and trauma served to enhance the mental health initiative in their academic library.

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Recommended Citation

Thomas, S., & Lovelace, K. (2019). Ending the Silence: Utilizing Personal Experiences to Enhance a Library Mental Health Initiative. Journal of Intellectual Freedom & Privacy, 4(2), 3-4.