Bibliotherapy: Using Literature to Support Children’s Mental Health

Abstract

Natural disaster, perfect storm, doomscrolling, coronapocalypse—these are just a few of the phrases that people, mostly adults, in the United States and around the world have been hearing and using with increased frequency, but especially since the COVID-19 pandemic of early 2020. These words carry with them a sense of danger, urgency, dread, and helplessness that can imbue adults with a sense of great anxiety.