Teen-driven Jewish movement to provide support, build connections, increase well-being and resilience, and reduce stigma around mental health. Teens (ages 13-19) can engage in creative activities, partnerships, events, and innovate online content designed by teens for teens.
Read MoreTeen-driven Jewish movement to provide support, build connections, increase well-being and resilience, and reduce stigma around mental health. Teens (ages 13-19) can engage in creative activities, partnerships, events, and innovate online content designed by teens for teens.
Read MoreJewish Teens Thrive is an initiative of the Jewish Teen Education & Engagement Funder Collaborative an innovative philanthropic experiment whereby national and local funders work together to develop, nurture and scale new approaches to teen engagement. The teen initiatives are informed by up-to-the-minute research and data, and draw on the collective strength of local organizations.
Read MoreLiving with mental illness may sometimes leave you feeling hopeless and alone. Often, you may not know what’s wrong or you may even feel like you’ve done something wrong. Even when you do understand what’s happening, you may find it hard to talk about what you’re going through with friends and family. The stigma associated with having a mental illness often makes it hard to talk openly about your feelings and experiences. We want you to know that help is available.
Read MoreProject Extreme is a one of a kind not-for-profit organization, providing unique, innovative and individualized attention and services for teens-at-risk, their families, and their communities.
Read MoreCreated to help address the issues of mental illness and addiction in the Jewish community and beyond. Providing Education, awareness, outreach, Financial assistance for treatment, and Scalable programs.
Read MoreCreated to help address the issues of mental illness and addiction in the Jewish community and beyond. Providing Education, awareness, outreach, Financial assistance for treatment, and Scalable programs.
Read MoreTo create a Jewish community that is more aware, respectful, and empathetic to people living with mental illness.
Read MoreUMatter is a program focused on empowering teens to shatter the stigmas surrounding mental health challenges and suicide. It operates within the Friendship Circle family and is led by Teen Director Rabbi Yarden Blumstein. After recognizing a need for a larger discussion about mental health in the Detroit community, Friendship Circle created a teen advisory board to work on projects that would go on to create an atmosphere of inclusion within the community.
Read MoreAddiction is a symptom of a divided self; an unhealthy dependence on substances or compulsive activities to provide a temporary sense of wholeness and well-being.
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