Written by: Rene Laje, Ph.D., LCSW-C, LICSW Life has changed radically since March 2020. One week we were comfortably sitting in our offices and eating at restaurants, and the next week, we were in “lock-down” and unsure about the health and safety of ourselves and our family and friends. The abrupt changes and frantic adjustments […]

On April 8, people around the world commemorated Yom HaShoah or Holocaust Remembrance Day. On Yom HaShoah, we honor the six million Jews killed during the Holocaust and the survivors and liberators among us. As the years pass and survivors of the Holocaust continue to age, JSSA is committed to providing critical care and support […]

You have heard about it on the news – the number of people struggling with mental health issues is at an all-time high due to the pandemic. While many people are reaching out, many more are suffering in silence. Maybe it is the stigma of seeing a therapist or admitting you can’t handle the problem […]