Mental healthHow to boost your mental health? Latkes, gardening and collageAn event in Manchester put the emphasis on hands-on activities to support mental healthBy Hayley Cregor3 min read
Mental healthCollege plans new therapist training centre in face of high post-October 7 demandOver 400,000 people received treatment at mental health clinics in Israel in 2025By Melanie Swan1 min read
October 7One in five Israelis still ‘severely impaired by mental health struggles’ three years after October 7Psychological distress is becoming chronic for a significant proportion of the population, according to the findings of a national studyBy Melanie Swan1 min read
Mental healthHead Room Café wins inclusion awardThe high street community hub was praised for reducing isolation and making conversations about mental health easierBy Hayley Cregor2 min read
Mental healthBereaved employees gain legal right to take annual leave on yahrzeit of loved onesThe legal change recognises that grief extends far beyond a funeral and shiva, campaigners sayBy Melanie Swan1 min read
EducationForest therapy course launched to support Israeli children suffering with anxietyEducators and therapists will learn to use experiences in nature to help improve support pupils’ emotional wellbeing and resilienceBy Melanie Swan1 min read
CharityWe completed the Three Peaks challenge, just days after the Princess of WalesWe followed in the royal footsteps of Kate Middleton and climbed Britain’s three highest mountains in 24 hoursBy Jack Attar3 min read
‘Just because they’re not panicking, it doesn’t mean the kids are alright’The rise in antisemitism may be taking its toll on our children even if it’s not obvious, says the head of a Jewish mental health charityBy Yaakov Barr2 min read||May 20, 2026 17:40
‘I’ve got OCD, but I’m thriving’Natalie Altman, appearing in the Channel 5 programme ‘Do You Have OCD?’, shares the realities of life and love with OCDBy Eliana Jordan3 min read||April 30, 2026 10:35
New tools to help Israelis deal with the stress of warDigital technology is part of a range of fast-evolving treatments provided by mental healthcare expertsBy Melanie Swan3 min read||March 19, 2026 18:34
‘I have learnt that no one is immune to mental health struggles’Naomi Lerer, the award-winning head of Noa Girls speaks to the JCBy Alma Green4 min read||March 16, 2026 14:30
Pioneering trauma expert wins science award for PTSD and psychedelics researchProfessor Rachel Yehuda has been awarded the 2026 Dr Gertrude Herzfeld PrizeBy Siam Goorwich1 min read||February 23, 2026 15:55
School report: avoiding school is a distress callAnxiety is causing increasing absenteeism – we need to find out whyBy Laurence Field2 min read||February 20, 2026 10:40
Why 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||January 21, 2026 17:00
Mental 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||January 10, 2026 17:00
What 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||December 30, 2025 12:43
