title: How to Recognize & Address Mental Health in Youth description: Each year, 1 in 4 youths experiences a mental health or substance use disorder. This educational session will focus on recognizing the signs and responding constructively as parents and adult mentors, as well as on understanding the way stigma impacts treatment-seeking and what treatment […]
University of Pittsburgh School of Law librarian Linda Tashbook, author of “Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law” (Oxford University Press, 2018), will hold a discussion at 4:30 p.m. on March 6 in the Alcoa Room of the Pitt School of Law, 3900 Forbes Ave., second floor. The talk is free and open to […]
Join JAA as the Parkinson Foundation of Western PA shares an overview of Parkinson's disease, including pathology, management, and some of the more notable research that is currently being conducted. You will learn about: • How the disease may present itself differently from person to person. • Motor & non-motor aspects or symptoms of the […]
A Community Conversation on Teen Mental Health at the JCC in Squirrel Hill, Sunday, April 28 In an August 2017 report, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted that serious depression is worsening in teens, especially girls, and the suicide rate among girls reached a 40-year high in 2015. In December 2017, Harold Koplewicz, […]
Come join a workshop called Better Choices, Better Health at the JCC – Squirrel Hill When: Six consecutive Tuesdays, May 7 – June 11, 2019 Time: 12:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Room 202) Please call Amy Gold at (412) 697-3528 to sign up today! This is a wonderful program that has benefited many adults. The […]
title: Meet the Author: Linda Tashbook, Esq. description: Linda Tashbook, author and University of Pittsburgh law librarian, will give a talk titled "Ten Things Families Can Do to Help Someone with Mental Illness Handle Legal Hassles." Tashbook is the author of Family Guide to Mental Illness and the Law, which provides tips and methods for […]
ayalarose102@gmail.com title: Red flags every parent should know description: A discussion based event engaging our Jewish community in open conversation regarding the signs and symptoms of mental health issues to recognize in our children, students and peers. start-date: 2019-05-14 start time: 7:30 pm end date: 2019-05-14 end time: 9:00 all-day event: recurring event: No event […]
Understanding Adolescent Challenges When Religion and Mental Health Collide description: Making sure our children are mentally healthy is always a priority for parents. We want to see them flourish, and good mental health is an important component for consistent growth. What do we do as parents when we see our kids struggling with their mental […]
The South Hills Bereavement Group welcomes previous and newly bereaved adults to a monthly support group at Temple Emanuel of South Hills at 9:30 a.m. Meet others who have lost their parents, siblings, partners or children find hope. No RSVP needed. Free and open to the community. Led by Jamie Del, MS, NCC, LPC and […]
All are welcome to join the Beth El Men’s Club for a Community Bike Ride along the Peters Trail. Meet at the parking lot off Valley Brook Road in Peters Township at 9:30 a.m. for coffee, juice and snacks. Register at https://bethelcong.org/events/mens-club-bike-ride-2/.
Jewish Family and Community Services presents Trauma Resiliency Group: An Integrative Approach to Healing, a free weekly gathering for anyone suffering the aftermath of the trauma of Oct. 27. Offered by Amy Lohr, LCSW, integrative psychotherapist, at the 10.27 Healing Partnership (2nd floor of the Squirrel Hill JCC, 5738 Forbes Ave. at 4 p.m.
We all have questions after October 27. How do these things happen? Why? Where was God? The 10.27 Healing Partnership with the Elul Program Committee presents Awaken, Reflect, Together, a discussion of these questions by community leaders. Planned by Beth Kissileff Perlman and Sara Stock Mayo at the JCC Kaufman Building. All are welcome.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh presents Child and Infant CPR Basics at 7 p.m. Open to parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles and anyone who wants to learn the basics of infant and child CPR,tThis short training is designed to provide the basic skills needed to feel comfortable and confident in the case of a medical […]
Conquer the unknown at the Steel City Showdown: Beast of the Burgh, 3-5 mile obstacle challenge through the JCC of Pittsburgh's 100+ acre Henry Kaufmann Family Park woods. $55 for 9-9:45 am heats; $50 for all other heats; $25 for kids race. Visit www.active.com/monroeville-pa/running/distance-running-races/steel-city-showdown-2019 for more information and to register.
Lauri Lang, RDN LDN Concierge Wellness LLC for a 4 Par; t (once a month Sept-Dec) Holistic Nutrition and Wellness Series which will contain the following elements under 4 umbrella themes: Interactive Lecture with Q & A; A Featured Item for Sampling and Discussion; Guided Meditation and/or Breathwork (Pranayama). The 3 Umbrella Themes are: Oc. […]