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Awareness isn’t access: Jewish mental health since Oct. 7

JL;DR SUMMARY The article discusses the heightened focus on Jewish mental health following the events of October 7, 2023, emphasizing the need for expanded mental health infrastructure capable of addressing specific identity-related traumas, such as antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish CommunityJewish IdentityMental HealthCultural CompetenceSupport SystemsGesher Community CareTherapy AccessPost Oct 7 ResponseHealth Infrastructure

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New York, United States
"Jessica Zmood is a New York state licensed clinical psychologist who has been in private practice since 2010."

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