Reform Judaism is excited to introduce a team of Mental Health Advocates to get young people talking about mental health and wellbeing. Advocates run informal, creative, bespoke sessions on a variety of mental health-related topics, with Jewish perspectives. Their aims…
On Friday 10 May at 11am primary schools across the world will be participating in the largest ever Mindful Moment – bringing mindfulness to a generation of children. The event is being launched by Jonny Benjamin, MBE, a mental health…
The Communities that Care Initiative hosted a panel on ‘Working Together for Mental Health’ which looked at the roles of the statutory and voluntary sector, as well as what communities can do in this important area. We were pleased to…
Our understanding of Mental Health has grown and we now recognise that, just as we all have physical health, we all have mental health as Sharon Daniels, RSY-Netzer's Well-being and Inclusion Manager explains. At our June AGM, Reform Judaism and…
This week is Mental Health Awareness Week. Reform Judaism's Mental Health and Wellbeing Team recently held a forum event to discuss the rise in mental health difficulties, particularly amongst young people, and how we can respond to this. Participants from…
Understand Me is a campaign to support young people experiencing prejudice or abuse based on their race, religion or culture. Find out more from the Childline website.
Children’s Mental Health Week 2018 runs from 5-11 February. This Children’s Mental Health Week, we’re encouraging children, young people and adults to celebrate their uniqueness. It’s all about #BeingOurselves! Click here to find out more about Children’s Mental Health Week.
Barely a day goes by when young people’s mental health isn’t in the news – increasing pressures from many directions, and limited support have conspired to create a crisis in the wellbeing of young people. Many young people in our…
Children’s author Jonny Zucker, 49, took his own life in November 2016 after living with depression for over two decades. His most popular novel ‘Striker Boy’ (first published 2010) is being republished with all the proceeds going directly to the…