Lessons for the Future: Local Teen Takes Lessons Learned at UMatter Into a...
Zach Kam will be attending Michigan State University in the fall as part of the Osteopathic Medical Scholars Program. When Zach Kam was a junior at Bloomfield Hills High School, he was inspired by a...
View ArticleLearn to Save a Life: We Need to Talk Offers Free, Online Suicide-Prevention...
During this time, suicide prevention skills are needed more than ever. We Need to Talk, the youth mental health initiative of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit, is offering free, online...
View ArticleA Place to Connect: Therapyology Camp Gives Tweens and Teens a Place to...
Therapyology Camp gives tweens and teens a place to socialize and talk about feelings.
View ArticleRemembering My Brother With Garrett’s Space
Garrett’s Space is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting young people’s mental health. Three years ago, in September of 2017, I lost my brother, Garrett Halpert, to suicide. Throughout his short but...
View ArticleJewish Federation’s Youth Mental Health Initiative Launches Community Survey
The survey will be available through November. We Need to Talk, a youth mental health initiative of the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Detroit in partnership with community agencies, has launched a...
View Article‘Collective Compassion’ Project Promotes Mental Health, Coping
Collective Compassion, a project of the Jewish Teen Education and Engagement Funder Collaborative takes place in May to acknowledge Mental Health Awareness Month.
View ArticleSurvey Reveals Stigma of Mental Illness Fading; Teens Comfortable with...
The Jewish Federation of Metro Detroit on May 20 released the results of a study that revealed that although local teens experience a higher than national average rate of anxiety and depression.
View ArticleWith Kids’ Mental Health Suffering Due to Pandemic, Jewish Experts Step Up Help
Suicide is now the third-most common death for teenagers, experts say.
View ArticleMake Genetic Screening a Priority This Spring
JFamily can help subsidize the costs of genetic testing.
View ArticleFarber Partners with JFS on Mental Health Initiative
Teen mental health first-aid teaches teens how to respond to mental health crises.
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