Yaakov Barr, at The Blogs

Mar 10, 2022, 2:29 PM

Talking to your teen about the tragedy in Ukraine.

Smoke was seen rising from the Kyiv district that contains the TV tower and the Babyn Yar memorial (Photo: Twitter/via Jewish News)

With all the horrific news stories coming out of Ukraine, the world is struggling to deal with the tragedy unfolding in a country with tens of thousands of Jews, as well as the dangerous repercussions that this war could potentially bring to the rest of...

Jan 5, 2022, 7:21 PM

Picking up the pieces

It is a story that makes anyone recoil in horror. A well-known Jewish children’s author and therapist is accused of committing serial abuse of the worst kind and then takes his own life. There are more questions than answers. How was this allowed to happen?...

About Me

Yaakov Barr MSc, PG Dip is a Founder and the CEO of Jteen (a Registered Charity providing mental health support to Jewish teenagers). He is a qualified and accredited Psychotherapist specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. He is also a Clinical supervisor for the BABCP.