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Resource Category: Adolescent & Teen

Mi Sheberach for Loneliness

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A Story of Teenage Death by Suicide – Mental Health Awareness Month ’22

As Mental Health Awareness Month draws to a close, I think about my friends’ son who died by suicide a few weeks ago. He was 16. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare, and my heart aches for my friends. This most awful of tragedies continuously haunts me. It’s impossible to imagine that someone who is 16—who has his whole life in front of him—could be in so much pain that he chooses to make such an irreversible decision...
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Taking “Pride” in Derech Eretz

Much progress has been made in the push for equal rights and inclusion in the LGBTQIA+ community; however, a great deal of work remains to be done. Nearly 75 percent of LGBTQIA+ youth surveyed in a recent study reported having faced discrimination based on their sexual orientation, and 42 percent reported seriously considering suicide in the past year (The Trevor Project)...
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Eight Recovery Miracles

An excerpt from Lucie Waldman’s book, The Jots of Becoming: A journey of hope and recovery. Available on Amazon in Kindle and print editions. This was written in anticipation of Chanukah, but its themes can apply more universally in recovery. The holidays, no matter what religion, are an extraordinarily difficult time for me and for most people with Eating Disorders because it often comes with changes in scheduling in treatment, different foods, and seeing different family members. All in all, it’s a lot of change.
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Hanukkah and the Miracle of Addiction Recovery

As the Jewish people commemorate the miraculous victory of the poorly armed Maccabee army, we as therapists are acutely aware of a different uphill battle being fought daily – recovery from addiction – and the modern-day miracles being uncovered throughout the process. Here are three lessons we have gleaned from work with those in recovery from addiction that have helped inspire a deeper Hanukkah experience.
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Hanukkah Coloring Page

Coloring has the ability to relax the fear center of your brain, the amygdala. It induces the same state as meditating by reducing the thoughts of a restless mind. This generates mindfulness and quietness, which allows your mind to get some rest.
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8 Nights of Hanukkah Gratitude for Kids

Gratitude is so important for helping to foster happy and mentally healthy children. The Hanukkah story, and especially the hanukkiah lights, represent a time of miracles that we should be grateful for. Hanukkah can be described as the triumph of spiritual light and lasting truth over darkness, emptiness, and falsehood. Add gratitude to your candle lighting with this fun resource.
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