Transforming the way the Jewish community understands and responds to

MENTAL ILLNESS & ADDICTIONS.

WHAT WE DO

In the Jewish community, discussions about mental illness and substance abuse tend to be rare, if they happen at all. As a result, many individuals and their families suffer in private and lack the information necessary to address their issues. The Blue Dove Foundation is working toward advancing these conversations, eradicating shame and educating the community.

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We Provide Resources for Education, Awareness & Outreach

What the Blue Dove Offers

Mental Health & Judaism Resources

Blue Dove looks at Jewish Holidays as a chance to raise awareness about mental health through a lens of Jewish faith, spirituality, religion, and culture. Our resources and tools help people connect with topics of great importance in today’s world.

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Share Personal Stories

We create spaces for individuals to share. Through sharing personal stories of struggle and loss, we aim to show others in similar situations they are not alone. Our goal is to eliminate the shame and stigma many feel around mental illness and addiction.

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Community Convos

Create and Facilitate Workshops for Jewish Organizations

As the Jewish community looks for ways to understand mental health, Blue Dove has created innovative workshops that look at various mental health topics through Jewish teachings, rituals, and values for individuals of all ages.

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Publications, Kippahs, Toolkits & More

Publications from Blue Dove and branded items Blue Dove items (kippahs, MantraBands and more) to create awareness in the community.

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Print and Digital

Recent Articles and Resources

Exploring Social Connectedness and Mental Wellness with JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates (JDA)

July 31, 2023

Co-authored with JFS Jewish Disabilities Advocates Collaborative | As the new year begins, we are thinking about social connection. Social connection has an incredible impact on our overall health, both as individuals and as a community. Having stable and supportive connections as an individual leads to better physical and mental

Combating Compassion Fatigue – the Jewish Answer to “What’s Next?”

July 30, 2023

Closely following the holiday of Tisha B’Av, we observe Tu B’Av – the day we traditionally celebrate love, marriage and the continuation of life. This pairing of suffering with recovery and resilience is crucial to the survival of the Jewish people, and this cycle can teach us much about how

Exploring the Connections Between Modern Communal Tragedies and Tisha B’Av

July 27, 2023

Rabbi Melanie Levav from the Shomer Collective and our partners explore the connections between modern communal tragedies and communal mourning tied to Tisha B’Av. We also are joined by Rabbi Amy Bardack, a Jewish communal leader in Pittsburgh, who helped to support the community in the immediate aftermath of the

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U.S. MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS

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of Adults in the U.S. are Diagnosed with a Mental Illness Each Year (Source: NAMI)

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of Adults in the U.S. Reported Symptoms of Anxiety and/or Depression During the Pandemic. (Source: CDC)

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of Young Adults (18-25) were Diagnosed with a Mental Illness in 2020. (Source: NAMI)

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Increase in Mental Health-Related Emergency Department Visits for U.S. Adolescents (12-17) in 2020 (Source: CDC)