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PODCASTS

College Commons Podcast – Mental Health in the Jewish Community – Interview with Blue Dove Foundation Founders and Executive Director

The College Commons Podcast is hosted by Josh Halo PH.D., Associate Professor of Jewish History and Dean of the Hebrew Union College Jewish Institute of Religion in Los Angeles. The podcast shares passionate perspectives from Judaism’s leading thinkers.

Jews You Should Know Podcast with Rabbi Ari Koretzky – Interview with the Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director, Gabby Spatt

Jews You Should Know introduces the broader community to interesting and inspiring Jewish men and women making a difference in our world. Some are already famous, some not yet so. But each is a Jew You Should Know.

Coffee and Conversations with hosted by Your Rocktioneer – Interview with the Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director

Coffee Connections are conversations with nonprofit innovators in the Atlanta area to share their missions and chat about their current successes and challenges.

Jewish today pod. – Episode 6: Mental Health & Judaism with The Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director, Gabby Spatt

Spatt discusses the intersectionality of Judaism and mental health, how Shabbat can be used as a means to take care of ourselves, and reads an excerpt from The Blue Dove Foundation’s newest book release, “Quieting the Silence,” available on Amazon as a paperback and e-reader edition.

The Big Schmear Podcast hosted by Beth Schenker – Interview with the Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director, Gabby Leon Spatt

An interview during COVID-19 stay-in-place orders talking about Mental Health Awareness Month. In the episode, Gabby and Beth and talk about the importance of sharing a Shabbat meal and the opportunity it provides to check-in with loved ones.

Growth Exponential Podcast – Interview with the Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director, Gabby Leon Spatt

This podcast tells the stories of non-profit leaders, consultants, and philanthropists and sharing their organization’s mission with the world to help them grow.

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

• In this Florida synagogue, 5 people committed suicide during the final months of the pandemic. Here’s how the rabbi is coping.
• Opening Up About Suicide: Jewish groups start addressing mental wellness—for those who are suffering, and the people who love them
• An Appeal to Funders – Thriving Small Nonprofits With A Unified Voice and Message
• ‘Deaths of Despair’ Are Growing During COVID-19
• How to Bring Mental Health into Seder?
• Is the Jewish Stigma Around Addiction Holding Us Back?
• Mental Wellness Through a Jewish Lens
• Blue Dove’s Jewish High Holiday Initiative
• Atlanta’s Latest Tool to Address Addiction and Mental Health
• 200+ Break Silence on Addiction, Mental Illness
• Righteous Crowd Interview 

PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS ANNOUNCEMENTS

• The Blue Dove Foundation Shares 2020 Activity Report 
• The Blue Dove Foundation NAMED “2020 TOP-RATED NONPROFIT” by GreatNonprofits
• The Blue Dove Foundation Joins the New Initiative by the CDC Foundation to Improve Emotional Well-being During the COVID-19 Pandemic 
• The Blue Dove Foundation Launches Jewish High Holiday Mental Health Resources
• Blue Dove Foundation Executive Director Joins NAMI FaithNet Advisory Council 
• Jewish Life TV premiers the Blue Dove Foundation episode on The J Report 
• The Blue Dove Foundation is excited to work alongside the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Center for Faith & Opportunity Initiatives
• The Blue Dove Foundation is Selected for the UpStart National Entrepreneur Sprint
• Quieting the Silence About Mental Illness and Addiction – book aims to eliminate the stigma and get people talking
• The Blue Dove Foundation Announces Executive Director