OpinionWhy are we waiting for the government to parent our kids?Nearly 75 per cent of mums and dads want to ban social media for under 16-year-oldsBy Naomi Lerer3 min read
JTeenMental health crisis in young people has reached ‘breaking point’ says charityOver 50 per cent of JTeen callers are struggling with anxiety and depressionBy Gaby Wine3 min read
Mental healthWhat happens when 30 Jews attempt to stay silent for two days? I was about to find out.Elisa Bray had no idea what to expect on her first Jewish mindfulness retreat. Would it all be too woo woo? Or could she find the peace she craved?By Elisa Bray8 min read
Hadassah UKUK Jews suffer ‘significant levels’ of PTSD from October 7 and antisemitic attacksThe report from Hadassah UK, in partnership with Jami, also found notable levels of anxiety disorders and symptoms of depressionBy Ben Conway3 min read
AustraliaIranian who set fire to shul on Friday night driven by ‘mental illness’, judge rulesAn Australian magistrate found that Angelo Loras had been in the grip of a delusion stemming from failure to take his schizophrenia medicationBy Greg Rose1 min read
Jewish CareSixties pop sensation sings praises of Jewish CareGlenda Collins shared how she had been supported by the charity after struggling with her mental healthBy Rachel Coussins2 min read
Hostages‘Resilience is in the Jewish people’s DNA’: The man helping Israel’s freed hostages healThe head of Israel’s Hostage Debrief Team met 168 hostages ‘who went through hell and came back’ yet, he says, ‘not one of them said they would rather have died’By Jane Prinsley6 min read
Children’s mental health in the UK is ‘an emergency’ Luciana Berger tells JC eventExploring digital technology’s impact on children’s mental health, the event also featured Nova Eden, who spearheaded the campaign for smartphone-free schools in BarnetBy Elisa Bray3 min read||October 21, 2025 14:58
School report: how to keep our digital balanceIt’s fine to cut screen time and let our kids be boredBy Matt Smerin2 min read||September 29, 2025 14:39
‘Every morning is a struggle’: an IDF reservist’s battle with PTSD after serving in GazaAfter two years of war many Israeli soldiers are struggling with the aftermath of life on the frontlineBy Amelie Botbol 5 min read||September 25, 2025 09:33
IDF sets up committee on mental health support following suicides of ex-soldiers‘He lost his soul in military service’, said Sigal Edri, whose son Daniel took his own life last month after suffering from PTSDBy Jacob Jaffa1 min read||August 1, 2025 10:24
School report: special needs provision is thankfully getting betterSchools pay more attention to SEND and mental health than they used toBy Jillian Dunstan2 min read||July 24, 2025 09:57
‘I thought I absolutely hated being a mum and was a failure of a woman’Sarah Hoover on her new memoir detailing a terrifying year of postpartum depressionBy Elisa Bray5 min read||June 10, 2025 15:54
One in five JWA clients has a mental health condition, says charityBy Gaby Wine1 min read||May 22, 2025 10:28
UK volunteer supports groundbreaking Israeli mental health project after October 7 attacksAccording to reports around 580,000 people are suffering from severe PTSD symptoms directly related to the attacksBy Ellie Grant2 min read||April 30, 2025 15:05
Adolescence shows we really need to step up and protect our children from smartphonesMeet Nova Eden, the “proudly Jewish” mother and children's mental health expert who has pioneered Barnet becoming the UK’s first smartphone-free boroughBy Elisa Bray6 min read||April 3, 2025 16:02
