DEVELOPING MINDS LAUNCHES IN COLORADO!
Developing Minds, a 3-month program to help youth-serving Jewish organizations build institutional mental health capacity so all youth can engage in Jewish life, is launching in Colorado!
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25+ BaMidbar Programs Delivered in First Two Months of 2024!
We've been very busy since the start of the new year. In January and February we delivered more than 25 educational and professional development programs!
Here's a high-level look at what we've been up to so far this year.
Developing Minds in Boston: The Reviews Are In & Cohort 2 Underway
Through Developing Minds, Boston-area Jewish professionals improve their organization's ability to engage with the challenges and opportunities posed by the growing mental health needs among teens and young adults.
Now Accepting Insurance in Massachusetts
BaMidbar is thrilled to announce that our therapists are now taking insurance in Massachusetts!
Hannah Horowitz & Rabbi Batya Ellinoy Join BaMidbar Team
BaMidbar is excited to welcome Rabbi Batya Elana Ellinoy and Hannah Horowitz to its professional team, bringing BaMidbar’s staff to 11 employees. Rabbi Ellinoy is BaMidbar’s first Rabbi-in-Residence, a position made possible by a 1-year grant from the Lippman Kanfer Foundation for Living Torah. Hannah Horowitz is BaMidbar’s first Colorado-based Clinician & Educator.
BaMidbar Offers Uniquely Jewish Mental Health Support
(JewishBoston) The teen mental health crisis has reached a tipping point: During COVID, 44% of teens reported feeling “persistently sad or hopeless,” and 14% say they’ve contemplated suicide. BaMidbar offers a unique, Jewish way to support teens—and adults—in times of crisis, with adventure-based therapy for youth and mental health training for Jewish professionals.
2023 Impact Report: A Year in Review
In 2023, the BaMidbar team worked tirelessly to ensure that Jewish youth, despite adversities, have the confidence, skills, and support to thrive. Our 2023 Impact Report, highlights some of our recent successes in these areas.
I’m a Bamidbar Mental Health Educator. Here’s What I’ve Learned.
What do I have to say about the mental health crisis? Working for BaMidbar, a mental health organization that supports Jewish teens and young adults, I’m supposed to have answers. People expect me to have ideas about what’s needed; how to help.
BaMidbar CEO Awarded Covenant Foundation 2023 Pomegranate Prize
(covenantfn.org/news) Five emerging Jewish educators received the 2023 Pomegranate Prize today at a ceremony held at the Museum of Jewish Heritage- A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York. The recipients join a cohort of 60 exceptional future leaders in the field of Jewish education.
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