Posted 3 months ago
This month’s question: Seeing your adult child struggle with mental illness can feel overwhelming and upsetting; you may be left wondering, what can I do to help?
Angela Cowan, MSW, LICSW, Counseling Program[...] Posted 1 year ago
By Samantha Shepherd, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Counselor
“It’s not all in your head”
Do you get that “gut” feeling when something is not right? Have you ever been told to “listen to your gut?” Turn[...] Posted 2 years ago
By Mark Kaufman, MSW, LICSW • JFCS Therapist
“You never see a motorcycle parked outside a therapist’s office.”
You may be surprised to hear that riding a motorcycle has mental health benefits,[...] Posted 2 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education
The brutality of the attack on Israel is conveyed in the graphic images and details we see on the news. It is heartbreaking to see and so har[...] Posted 3 years ago
By Leah Persky, PhD & CFLE • Manager of Family Life Education
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and no doubt, you have seen the news from the past months highlighting the many mental health chal[...] Posted 6 years ago
Minding your mental health during the pandemic
It might have been a month ago, and then again, it seems like years ago, that I mentioned in this column that it is always important to mind one’s mental he[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Barbara Rudnick • JFCS Family Life Education Program Manager
JFCS cares! We want you to know that we are here to offer information, help and support for those suffering from mental health and many other li[...] Posted 8 years ago
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. One in five Americans is affected by mental health conditions, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). "Stigma is toxic to their mental health because it [...] Posted 8 years ago
Counseling offices designed to be warm, comfortable and private
JFCS was proud to offer the highest quality of care in counseling and other mental health services at its previous location. Nevertheless, w[...] Posted 8 years ago
By Emily Saltzman • JFCS Community Services Director
There have been conversations across the Twin Cities for many years on how faith communities can foster support and guidance for individuals and [...] 