Congregation Shaare Emeth’s Mental Health Initiative (SEMHI) will hold a panel discussion on “Anxiety and Depression in Youth and Young Adults” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1. The panel features three community members who have experienced the impact...
Cartoon was poor choice The editors of the Light showed extremely poor taste in their selection of the cartoon for the opinions page of the June 20 issue. Implying that the recent action taken by the Egyptian Supreme Court is equivalent to the United...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 27, 2012
Since the beginning of the month, the Jewish Light’s “Can We Talk?” quarterly series has focused on mental illness and developmental disabilities in the local Jewish community. In addition to weekly stories, the Light, in collaboration with the...
Our community should be aware that mental health services for adolescents are in short supply in the greater St. Louis area with good reason, given the recent dictates of health care delivery. With the onset of managed care during the 1990s, adolescents...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 20, 2012
No one knows what the future holds, but it’s especially concerning among parents in the Jewish community who have children living with a mental illness, many of whom are in their thirties, forties, even fifties. That’s because aging parents aren’t...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 13, 2012
It’s summertime and the heat index is soaring. My 14-year-old has a social life that exhausts me, mostly because I’m old and I’m spending much of my “free” time driving him from one place to another. Work has been particularly busy. My garden...
I was pleased to learn that part of the current installment of Can We Talk? is centered on the mental health needs of our Jewish community and how we can best address them. As a psychologist in private practice, I sense a professional calling and feel...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 6, 2012
If there is anyone in the St. Louis Jewish community dedicated to those who feel neglected or overlooked, it’s Rabbi James Goodman of Congregation Neve Shalom. For the past three decades, the affable rabbi has helped to spearhead grassroots outreach...
By Ellen Futterman, Editor
• Published June 6, 2012
Jason Wilson wants people to understand that although he hasn’t been able to work full time since 1999, he’s neither lazy nor is he a loser. What he is, he explains, his voice choking with emotion, is mentally ill. The 41-year-old was diagnosed with...
Maggie has a love for arts and crafts. The idea of using art to help children feel better was very important to her. “Even before my bat mitzvah, I knew I wanted to do something with art and kids,” she said. Daughter of Julie and Neil Walkoff of...
Achraiyut, a support group for Jewish persons with a mental illness, will meet Monday, Sept. 12 at Congregation Neve Shalom, 1240 Dautel Lane in Creve Coeur. In Hebrew, achraiyut means "to assume responsibility."The group is designed for those who have...
