Resource Directory

SHIFRA
(In Shifra's Arms)

SHIFRA is a unique Jewish network for Jewish women in the US, nurturing women through unplanned pregnancy crises and empowering them to flourish as women and mothers. SHIFRA offers professional counseling, financial aid and a lifetime of parenting support. SHIFRA counselors are clinical professionals. They do not provide halakhic or medical guidance on abortion or take any political stance on related issues.

Madraigos

Madraigos is a crisis, assessment, referral and case management organization that provides free help for anyone struggling with a mental, behavioral or emotional difficulty. Madraigos provides a range of prevention programs for schools and communities.

Rachel's Place Shelter

Girls ready to move forward toward healthy independent living receive wraparound services in a group environment in Brooklyn.

The Long Short Road

The Long Short Road is a non-profit focused on fostering a resilient world through suicide prevention and community support.

Ani Ledodi Helpline

Ani Ledodi is an anonymous women’s helpline addressing questions and concerns regarding intimacy with utmost discretion and complete anonymity. Calls are answered by trained professionals who are able to listen and provide information and appropriate referrals.

Communities Confronting Substance Use & Addiction (CCSA)

CCSA was founded with the goal of creating stigma-free Jewish communities through family support groups, com- munity awareness events and evidence-based prevention education programming for Jewish middle and high school students, faculty and parents. CCSA provides education on this issue to shuls, organizations and schools. They provide support groups for families of those with addiction. CCSA has recently joined forces with Ohel to continue their work on substance abuse prevention and education.

Informed Behavioral Health

Informed BH helps people with emotional, behavioral and psychiatric problems who need a higher level of care than traditional outpatient services. They provide consults and referrals, as well as assistance for families in navigating the entire process. Please note these are fee-based services.

Gila's Way

Gila's Way is a nonprofit organization which implements, educates and presents programs regarding mental health awareness and suicide prevention to help save lives. They address the difficult yet real issues of today so that people can face tomorrow. They are an Israeli nonprofit and offer programming worldwide.

Atzmi

Atzmi provides curricula for Jewish girls that work to improve self-compassion, body acceptance and reduce the focus on outward appearance, thereby reducing eating disorder onset and improving girls' mental health. They also offer work- shops for parents and teachers as well. Atzmi programs are Torah and hashkafa as well as empirically based. They have haskama from HaRav Shmuel Irons of the Detroit Kollel.

The Digital Citizenship Project

The Digital Citizenship Project helps communities and families maximize the benefits of the internet while minimizing its inherent risks. They work with providing resources to all stakeholders, school personnel, parents and community Rabbonim. They provide services through community resources, schools and shuls.