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The Jewish Board’s Child Development Center Re-Opening plan for 2020-2021 School Year
Updated January 19, 2021 Download the Plan (PDF) Download the Reopening Plan Highlights (PDF) Download the Reopening Plan Highlights (Spanish) (PDF) August 26, 2020 Update Notice (PDF) September 29, 2020 Update Notice (English and Spanish) (PDF) January 19, 2021 Update Notice (English) (PDF) January 19, 2021 Update Notice (Spanish) (PDF) January 19, 2021 Update Notice […]
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Resources
Helping Kids Cope with COVID-19
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. During this time of extreme stress and worry, parents, guardians, and other role models are facing unique challenges in supporting children. How can we put children’s minds at ease? How can we be there for them […]
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Stories of Hope and Recovery
We’re All Connected
I had my own studio where I helped other people believe they could heal. I taught them Pilates, holistic health, and biomechanics to help them recover from complex injuries and surgery. About a year ago, after having lunch with a friend, I got into a taxi to come downtown to my next client. The taxi […]
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New York State of Mindfulness
Episode 2: COVID-19 Anxiety and Fordham
Listen to “Episode 2: COVID-19 Anxiety in Fordham” on Spreaker. “I don’t see a single patient in my practice who isn’t effected by anxiety, to some extend, with COVID.” —Dr. Kavita K. Trivedi Host Mila Myles discusses COVID-19 anxiety, how it affects New Yorkers in the Fordham area of The Bronx, health disparities on race, […]
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New York State of Mindfulness
Episode 1: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Midwood
Listen to “Episode 1: Seasonal Affective Disorder and Midwood” on Spreaker. Host Mila Myles is joined by Carmela Fridman, Chief Medical Officer at The Jewish Board, and Michelle Latimer, Director of Psychiatric Practice at The Jewish Board, to discuss what seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is and how it affects New Yorkers in the Midwood area […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: Adult Recovery Programs
Join John Kastan, Interim CEO of The Jewish Board, Svetlana Gritsko, Senior Director of PROS and HCBS programs, Kenya Evans-Pinckney, Senior Director of Manhattan and Queens Adult Residential Programs, and Shellette Henry, Program Director of Anchor Community Residence for a discussion about our day and residential programs for men and women living with mental illness. […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: Domestic Violence and COVID with Dadrene Hine St Hilaire, PhD
The lockdown, increased unemployment, and continued uncertainty in all aspects of life have added to a rise in domestic violence throughout the country. Join Dadrene Hine St Hilaire, Senior Director, along with frontline staff from The Jewish Board’s domestic violence shelters, for an online discussion about the effect of the pandemic on families, the increase […]
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Resources
The HereNow app empowers teens to lead the conversation
HereNow is a teen-led community for mental health and wellness. Created by teens for teens, the HereNow app is a new way for teens to connect with other teens to share their stories and find real answers to their mental health questions and concerns. The HereNow app allows teens to: Ask questions about mental health […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Harlem 124th Street Residence
Kenya Evans-Pinckney, Senior Director of Adult and Family Residential Services, Linda Knight, Director of our Harlem 124th Street Residence, and frontline staff discuss The Harlem 124th Street Residence, which provides support and care with highly integrative, extended stay housing and on-site social services for individuals who want private living units, but also require assistance with […]
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Ittleson Center
Judy Quivers, Senior Team Leader at The Jewish Board’s Ittleson Center, and frontline staff discuss the The Ittleson Center, a day-treatment program for severely emotionally disturbed children ages 5 to 13, the unique set of challenges it’s facing during the pandemic, and how those challenges were met with innovative solutions.
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with John Kastan, Interim CEO of The Jewish Board
Interim CEO John Kastan and frontline staff discuss the challenges faced over the past months, how we are helping New Yorkers manage during the crisis, and the work ahead.
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Coffee Break with The Jewish Board
Coffee Break with The Jewish Board: The Mann and Goldsmith Centers
Karen Greenbarg, Manager of Volunteer Services, and Kim Wisniewski, Assistant Director of Therapeutic Programming, discuss how we offer young people in crisis hope, resilience, and recovery, and tour our youth residential treatment facilities.
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Resources
Responding to Change and Loss
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Loss comes in many forms and can be difficult to name. People can experience loss when their day-to-day routines and face-to-face interactions change. Loss can also be anything from a missed celebration to the loss of […]
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Resources
Social Action & Social Justice in Your PJs
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Do you know a teen who feels like they want to give back during these stressful and unknown times, but is unsure of how to help? Sometimes, especially in times of uncertainty, it can feel impossible […]
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Resources
How to Cope with Anxiety and Uncertainty
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. No matter our circumstances, uncertainty is a part of our lives. When society faces upheaval and our sense of security wanes, how do we stop it from controlling us or creating a sense of panic? No […]
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Resources
Dealing with Disruption: Strategies for Thriving in the New Normal
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Recent events have left many feeling at a loss. How can you move forward? How do you feel as though you can put your life back together? Feelings of anxiety and fear for yourself, loved ones, […]
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Resources
Caring for Your Spirit in a Time of Crisis
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Anxiety from crises takes a toll on one’s soul. Whatever stress one is feeling from within or is receiving from others combines into negative feelings that are hard to ignore. Many are now practicing self-quarantine, social […]
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Resources
Staying Connected to the Teens in your Program and Community
These resources were developed as part of our Community Connection Series to help the community in response to COVID-19. Teens, who are already dealing with the stress that comes with being a teenager, now find their lives in complete upheaval due to COVID-19. Across the nation, teens are finding these times hard and frustrating as […]
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In the News
Mayor de Blasio, First Lady, And Electeds Announce $37M Investment For Mental Illness
David Rivel, CEO of the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services, said, “The City should be applauded for investing resources to facilitate collaboration between the NYPD and the mental health system, including utilizing the valuable perspectives and expertise offered by peer staff. Specifically, increasing the joint mental health/police capacity to assist persons experiencing mental […]
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In the News
New York nonprofits to benefit from worldwide anti-homeless campaign (and other updates from across New York)
The Jewish Board raised $725,000 for its Cycle of Support event. One of the organization’s most successful fundraising events, the 11th annual bike ride through Westchester County attracted 370 riders on Sunday. The money will support the nonprofit’s mental health programs for children. Visit NYN Media for the full story.
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In the News
What Does a Healthy Relationship Look Like?
“Relationships happen on a continuum,” says Jessica Gulmi, the clinic director at Crossroads: The Manhattan Young Adult Clinic, an organization that provides mental health support to young people in a safe, inclusive environment. “They can look and feel different at different points. There is definitely a healthy side, but some relationships can become unhealthy or […]
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In the News
Brooklyn doctors create accountable care organization to build on DSRIP work
The Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services has launched a psychiatric nurse practitioner residency program. The program is designed to help recently graduated psychiatric nurse practitioners obtain additional training in psychiatry and mental health and address a shortage of psychiatric nurse practitioners in New York, the organization said. The one-year curriculum is similar to […]
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In the News
Four counties and an upcoming suicide prevention study (and other updates from across New York)
One nonprofit has received three contracts from the New York City Administration for Children’s Services. The deals will fund preventive services for teens through contracts with the Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services ($3.3 million), ($3.6 million) and ($1.85 million). Visit NYN Media for the full story