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Lisa Ziv

Strengthening Support for Families with Mental Health Challenges

Aug 7, 2021, 11:21 AM

In 2020, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 93,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States. That represents an increase of 30 percent from the prior year and makes it the deadliest year for U.S....

Jul 16, 2021, 12:18 PM

Mental Health Messages in the Prayers, Poems and Practices for Tisha B’Av

On Tisha B’Av (תשעה באב‎), we mourn the loss of the First and Second Temples that once stood in Jerusalem. The ninth day of the month of Av has evolved into a day of commemoration of tragedies affecting different...

May 12, 2021, 6:51 AM

Sharing the Burden: A Parent’s Reflections on Shavuot and Mental Health

Shavuot, or the “Festival of Weeks” in Hebrew (חג השבועות‎, Chag HaShavuot‎), occurs fifty days after the second day of Passover. Although the holiday’s origins lie in the ancient grain harvest in the Land of Israel, Shavuot has long...

Mar 24, 2021, 9:12 AM

With Outstretched Arms: A Parent’s Perspective on Passover & Mental Health

Bring your loved ones to the table symbolically if they cannot be at your seder table

From the most secular to the most observant, almost every Jew observes Passover or Pesach (פֶּסַח‎) with certain rituals, including joining family and friends at a Passover Seder meal, the. Literally translated as “order,” the Seder is one of the...

About Me

Lisa Ziv has a passion for supporting parents as they navigate their children’s mental health challenges and building more supportive schools and communities. Her reflections on mental health and the Jewish holidays inspire families to cope with uncertain times. Lisa is chief strategy officer at the Blue Dove Foundation, a nonprofit organization addressing mental health and substance misuse in the Jewish community and beyond, and an advisor to the National Alliance on Mental Illness FaithNet National Committee. For information, please visit www.lisaziv.com or www.thebluedovefoundation.org.

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