Clinical Stories
June 02, 2020
Practicing Mindfulness to Manage Anxiety
JF&CS clinician, Julie Zeff, offers some mindfulness exercises to help us embrace the uncertainty and “messy” moments of the current climate. Read More
May 13, 2020
IN THE NEWS: JF&CS Atlanta Expands Telehealth and Support Groups
In response to COVID-19, JF&CS created 11 new support groups with topics ranging from parenting in a pandemic for different aged children, to support for family caregivers presented with new challenges during a pandemic, to those in relationships… Read More
May 13, 2020
Jewish Family & Career Services Expands Telehealth and Support Groups in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Jewish Family & Career Services of Atlanta (JF&CS) significantly expanded telehealth options for critical mental health services and has also created more than 10 new support groups to help many populations. Read More
April 06, 2020
JF&CS IN THE NEWS: COVID-19: Mental Health, How Are People Coping?
Increased calls for mental health and substance abuse services are one measure of the tremors that COVID-19 is causing beneath the surface of Atlanta’s Jewish community. Read More
March 26, 2020
JF&CS Offers Support When Therapy and Care Are Needed Most
Jewish Family & Career Services Expands Telehealth Options for Mental Health, Career Services, and Older Adult Services, Emergency Assistance in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Read More
March 22, 2020
Healthy Social Media Habits for Teens in the Time of COVID-19
Social media and the internet have positive and negative effects on both teens and adults. It is our job as parents to help our children learn how to navigate both sides in a healthy, balanced way. Read More
March 12, 2020
Surviving Suicide
What to do when you lose a loved one to suicide. Content warning: Suicide Read More
January 22, 2020
To Process Grief, Talk About It
Learn why it is so important to be with others when dealing with grief Read More
December 31, 2019
2020 Community Wide Jewish Pride Program
Please join us as we gather to demonstrate our collective will—we are joined in our bond of love, demand for freedom of religious expression and strength- together we denounce and reject hate. Read More
December 16, 2019
Managing Stress
When you are feeling overwhelmed, stop what you are doing and focus on the present. One way to ground yourself in the present is to self-soothe with your five senses, perhaps over a cup of tea. Read More
December 10, 2019
JF&CS Welcomes Lauren Rovick As New Child & Adolescent Therapist
Jewish Family & Career Services (JF&CS) Atlanta announces Lauren Rovick, LCSW has joined the professional clinical staff as a therapist. Read More
October 24, 2019
Strategies for Coping With ADHD
Dan Arnold, Director of Clinical Services, shares some strategies for children and adults to use when struggling with daily tasks. Read More
August 19, 2019
Back to School: Five Challenges Every Parent Faces
August has become the traditional month for the public and private schools to re-open for the new school year. And now that most Atlanta area kids are getting up and heading off to school, most parents are dealing with the challenges that this… Read More
August 06, 2019
Does Millennial Loneliness Contribute to Society's Tragedies?
New data finds that Millennials report feeling lonely much more often than their Gen X and Baby Boomer counterparts. How does that isolation and loneliness impact the emotional well being of Millennials. Read More
July 11, 2019
Parenting After Abuse: Shalom Bayit Starting New Group
The Shalom Bayit (Peace in the Home) program at JF&CS is excited to offer a new educational support group: Parenting After Abuse: Mothers Raising Children Exposed to Domestic Violence. Read More
March 18, 2019
Teen Dating Safety: Love Shouldn't Hurt
In an effort to spotlight the Social Work profession and highlight the contributions made by social workers to the community, March has been named National Social Work Month. As part of this recognition, the Shalom Bayit program of Jewish Family &… Read More