Posted 6 years ago
JFCS’ highly skilled, licensed therapists work with care and compassion to address the challenges people face throughout their lives. They help clients identify goals and potential solutions to problems that cause emotional turmoil, improve communication, coping skills and symptom management, stre[...] Posted 6 years ago
The 18th annual Mental Health Education Conference sponsored by the Twin Cities Jewish community, “Hope, Humor and Healing – Finding Light in Dark Places,” will be held 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 21, at Temple Israel (2323 Fremont Ave. S., Minneapolis). The event, which is fre[...]Posted 6 years ago
Kramer (pictured at right with Conference Volunteer Coordinator Nancy Gordon), founder of the annual Mental Health Education Conference, will step down from the Conference Coordinator role this fall after 18 years
The annual Mental Health Education Conference (MHEC) sponsored by the Twin [...] Posted 6 years ago
Leah Persky was recently hired as the JFCS Family Life Education Program Manager. Family Life Education (FLE) takes JFCS out into the community and brings the community into JFCS through presentations, trainings, workshops, classes, support groups, individual meetings and consultations. Customized p[...]Posted 6 years ago
By Leah Persky • Family Life Education Program Coordinator
Leah Persky was recently hired as the JFCS Family Life Education Program Coordinator. Family Life Education (FLE) takes JFCS out into the community and brings the community into JFCS through presentations, trainings, workshop[...] Posted 6 years ago
Barbara Rudnick, JFCS Family Life Education Coordinator, will be retiring this month after 25 years with JFCS. Read a Q&A below with Barbara about her time with JFCS and what she enjoyed most about her position. To read Barb’s final column for JFCS, click here.
What position did y[...] Posted 6 years ago
By Barbara Rudnick • JFCS Family Life Education Program Manager
I will be retiring at the end of June. Having worked at JFCS for the last 25 years, I want to share with you some things I know for sure:
My work has given me the privilege of helping people during difficult [...] Posted 6 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 life challenges. Mental and physical illness, loss, feelings of hopelessness, helplessnes[...] Posted 6 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 creates an environment of shame, fear and silence that prevents many people from seekin[...] Posted 6 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, when JFCS moved into its Minnetonka location in 1998, it had to use the building as it e[...] 