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Category: Mental Health

  1. Random Kindness as Resilience

    As I write this, I’m looking out my window at a group of neighbors shoveling an elderly…
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  2. A Guide to Navigating Life’s Challenges

    At JSSA, we believe no one should have to face life’s challenges alone. That’s why we…
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  3. Resiliency Radio Podcast with Rabbi Rachel Hersh

    We’re excited to share that JSSA’s Director of Jewish Enrichment and Engagement, Rabbi…
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  4. Finding Your Calm: Practical Strategies for Managing Anxiety

    JSSA’s Anxiety Toolkit Anxiety can feel overwhelming, but you don’t have to face it…
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  5. Mental Health Support for Deaf and Hard of Hearing

    Increasing Access to Care Social anxiety is not uncommon among the clients Jenn Barnes serves…
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  6. Personalized Mental Health Support from JSSA

    When it comes to effective mental health support, the key is to find ways to connect with…
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  7. How to Manage Care of Loved Ones in Assisted Living Facilities

    The “sandwich generation” is the point in adulthood when we must balance the…
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  8. At 52, I Became a Camp Counselor

    Here’s what I learned. I have decades of professional experience as a licensed clinical…
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  9. Race and Mental Health

    Engaging in Cultural Humility The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) reports racial…
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  10. What is PCIT?

    Mental health treatment for young kids and their parents Parents struggling to manage severe…
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