Shared Reading and Mental Health

Last year The Reader Podcast visited Prospect Park, a psychiatric hospital in Berkshire, to learn more about the 14 year partnership they have built with The Reader. This partnership, powered by the energy and dedication of the Reader in Residence, Sue Colbourn, and the support and belief of the hospital’s brilliant staff, has resulted in countless stories that demonstrate how Shared Reading has been a powerful force for good in the lives of both the patients and the health practitioners who care for them. 

Prospect Park Hospital 

Partnering with The Reader 

The Reader Podcast – previous episodes 

‘Adlestrop’ by Edward Thomas 

‘I Remember, I Remember’ by Thomas Hood 

‘My Own Heart’ by Gerard Manley Hopkins