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Parent Praises JSSA’s Mental Health Counselor for Supporting her Son with Autism: “It’s been Life-Changing.”
For years, Deborah struggled to find effective counseling for Erich, her son, who was…Read More -
CVS Features Two of JSSA’s Specialized Employment Services (SES) Placements
As part of JSSA’s mission, our Specialized Employment Services (SES) are offered to…Read More -
JSSA’s Volunteer Juliann Goldman Wins National Hospice Volunteer of the Year Award
Juliann Goldman started as a JSSA Hospice volunteer in 2007. More than 14 years later, she…Read More -
MEET RUTH RUSKIN, JSSA’S NEW BOARD PRESIDENT
Ruth Ruskin was elected JSSA’s new Board President effective July 1, 2021, after serving as…Read More -
How to Celebrate Father’s Day Without Dad
Being an adoptive father was the most important part of his life.Read More -
5 Tips for Talking with Children About Anti-Semitism
The recent Israeli-Palestinian conflict has resulted in a significant uptick of threats of…Read More -
JSSA’s Community Impact Fund Event – Turn the Tide on Mental Health Stigma
Recently, JSSA hosted our annual Community Impact Fund event – Turn the Tide on Mental…Read More -
LGBTQ+ Pride Month and Resources
JSSA is strongly supportive of diversity, equality, and inclusiveness of all people —…Read More -
Strategies to Deal with Difficult Times
We’ve been in a pandemic for over a year, and talking about mental health is now more…Read More -
You Are Not Your Diagnosis, and Your Diagnosis is Not You
Bipolar! Schizophrenic! Depressed! You went to see a therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist,…Read More