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Mental health literacy is a national imperative for Israel, and philanthropy is making it a reality

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel is confronting a severe mental health crisis exacerbated by recent attacks and ongoing tension. 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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PhilanthropyMental HealthTraumaResiliencePublic HealthHealth CrisisAwarenessSocial SupportPsychoeducation

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Israel
"If Israel is to emerge from this period more resilient, it will not be because every wound was treated in a clinic."
Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Critical philanthropic support from ICAR Collectives (Israels Collective Action for Resilience) founding partners, alongside leadership grants from JUF Chicago, Micah Philanthropies, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, ZB Foundation and Jewish Federation of Greater Houston made it possible to launch the national planning process, conduct field and public research and implement the first wave of this cross-sector initiative."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"Critical philanthropic support from ICAR Collectives (Israels Collective Action for Resilience) founding partners, alongside leadership grants from JUF Chicago, Micah Philanthropies, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, ZB Foundation and Jewish Federation of Greater Houston made it possible to launch the national planning process, conduct field and public research and implement the first wave of this cross-sector initiative."
Houston, Texas, United States
"Critical philanthropic support from ICAR Collectives (Israels Collective Action for Resilience) founding partners, alongside leadership grants from JUF Chicago, Micah Philanthropies, Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia, ZB Foundation and Jewish Federation of Greater Houston made it possible to launch the national planning process, conduct field and public research and implement the first wave of this cross-sector initiative."

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