Mental healthJewish prayers are helping us to live with my son’s psychosisSecular Jew Tanya Frank never imagined she’d turn to religion until her beloved teenage boy’s life fell apartBy Tanya Frank5 min read
TVJewish teen casts EastEnders icon Danny Dyer in his debut feature filmNoah Caplan wrote the script for Stepping Stone - about mental illness - when he was just 15By Anthea Gerrie3 min read
FamilyHow I've become totally addicted - to board gamesI tell myself my new game is all about the Pesach meal - this is because I’m an addict and addicts are good at rationalising their harmful actionsBy Josh Howie3 min read
BooksBook review: Good Girls: A Story and Study of Anorexia - Perfectionist girls who starveHadley Freeman's eating disorder memoir is a vital contribution that it’s hoped will change how we understand anorexiaBy Jennifer Lipman3 min read
TheatreTheatre review: A Little Life - Unbearable pain among NYC’s beautiful peopleCurrent preoccupation with use of terms such as abuse and trauma to describe behaviours that are merely insensitive is ruthlessly exposed in adaptation of Hanya Yanagihara’s novelBy John Nathan2 min read
FilmA Good Person Film review: A bitter cocktail of grief and addictionScrubs star Zach Braff's latest offering is let down by a poor scriptBy Linda Marric1 min read
I beat anorexia and drugs and became a bestselling life coachJacqueline Hurst was an unhappy teenager with multiple problems, now she is ‘recovered’ and helps others turn their lives aroundBy Sandy Rashty5 min read||March 23, 2023 12:47
Barnet Mayor praises Jami's Head Room café for bringing mental health to the high streetCouncillor Alison Moore says the dining and support venture is 'a model we ought to be sharing'By Barry Toberman1 min read||March 22, 2023 18:21
To help babies sleep, stop saying the ShemaChantelle Angel told a client to stop repeating the prayer as 'it just ended up stimulating the baby more'By Sandy Rashty2 min read||March 16, 2023 11:50
Jami/Raphael merger a major boost for mental health counsellingThe charities say that joining forces will enable them to offer counselling to more people, especially those with complex mental health needsBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 24, 2023 10:59
More Head Room as the Jami charity's café and mental health support venue doubles in sizeExpansion of Golders Green premises enables more activities and greater commercial opportunitiesBy JC Reporter1 min read||February 16, 2023 21:10
How to pick the perfect couples therapistThe wrong person can make matters worseBy Chana Hughes3 min read||February 16, 2023 13:56
Meet the writer asking hard questions about the wellness industryFeeling overwhelmed? Maybe shul is a better idea than the gymBy Sandy Rashty4 min read||February 9, 2023 14:02
Shuls throughout the country to focus on mental health this ShabbatThe Jami charity's annual awareness initiative will also involve Maccabi footballers and youth organisationsBy JC Reporter1 min read||January 20, 2023 10:11
The PTSD-stricken Israeli soldiers who wake up screamingPost-traumatic stress disorder is rife in the Israel Defense Forces and suicide is the leading cause of death for soldiersBy Gloria Tessler5 min read||December 29, 2022 12:37
