Until October 12, Semaine bleue celebrates the place of the elderly and intergenerational links in our society: take part, too, by making a donation to Lire et Sourire! France has 2 million isolated elderly people and 600,000 residents in EHPAD. A third of them are in a deteriorated psychological state, and half take antidepressants. The suicide rate among the over 85s is three times higher than in the rest of the population. Faced with these alarming figures on the mental and cognitive health of our elders, Lire et Sourire proposes a simple, accessible solution: joyful, intergenerational read-alouds, to bring happiness to our elders and enable them to dream again.