Lunch & Learn. Overcoming Trauma: Youth Mental Health in Israel Post 10/7

Please join us for this enlightening lunchtime discussion to hear about the
amazing work ELEM/Youth in Distress is doing in Israel, especially in the wake
of October 7th.
Our guest speaker Renana Danon, ELEM Assistant Director of Clinical Training,
will share how the organization has been forced to pivot its focus to
addressing the pervasive and debilitating mental health conditions Israeli
youth are experiencing during this time of crisis. She’ll also share firsthand
stories from staff and youth in the field, as Israelis navigate new and
complex forms of individual and collective trauma.
The event is free. A light kosher lunch will be served. Please register by
October 31.
Looking forward to seeing you there.
Dr. Tracey Stulberg
_Event Chair _
Lior Zisser-Yogev
_Community Shlicha_
**Presented in partnership with American Friends of ELEM**
Founded in 1982, ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is the country’s leading
nonprofit organization dedicated to treating and transforming the lives of
troubled and at-risk youth.
The 12,500 young people they serve annually face-to-face and online deal with
tremendous challenges, such as domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect,
bullying, homelessness and prostitution.
ELEM works with secular and religious Jews; Christian and Muslim Arabs,
including Bedouins; immigrants, including those from the Former Soviet Union
and Ethiopia; and the LGBT community, most of whom live on the streets and
will not seek help from traditional social service groups. ELEM’s hundreds of
professionals and thousands of volunteers don’t wait for referrals to treat
these youth but seek them out on their turf — on the streets, in schools, on
the Internet and at bars and nightclubs. ELEM offers over 90 programs in 42
cities in Israel that provide counseling, mentoring, vocational training and a
safe space for Israeli youth to envision a positive future for themselves and
become productive members of society.
View event on Jlive: https://jlive.app/events/9281