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.
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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V’ahavta: Community Narcan Trainings
Why do we talk about love when we talk about NARCAN and harm reduction training? The late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King shared his vision for the “Beloved Community.” And our own tradition instructs us: you shall love. Love God, love your neighbors, love the stranger among us. But Jewish tradition’s obligation to love is not about a swell of romantic feeling towards one’s intimates, nor is it a distant concept applied—rosy-eyed—to all of existence while guitar strums in the background. Love is about acts of care, empathy, kindness, and righteousness in our own families, our communities, and our neighborhoods.
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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.
Print and Digital
Recent Articles and Resources
Beyond the Silence
May 18, 2025
An evening of storytelling, insights, and community, hosted by BeWell ATL, in partnership with the Blue Dove Foundation. Community Leaders will #QuietTheSilence by sharing their journeys through grief, mental health crises, and healing, offering hard-earned wisdom and hope.
For Jews traumatized by Oct. 7, Passover Seder is a Model for How to Process It
April 22, 2025
The Seder is a powerful example of how trauma can be reframed through ritual, turning horror into a story of hope and renewal.
Finding Balance – Connecting and Setting Boundaries around Difficult Conversations
April 10, 2025
What is it about these gatherings that make them so hard? It can be one of the rare times the family is gathered together, which brews the potent combination of pressure to enjoy every minute with diverse personalities and expectations. Being around friends and family can remind us of the
WHOEVER SAVES A LIFE, SAVES THE WORLD
(Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5)
U.S. MENTAL HEALTH STATISTICS
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)
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