Mental Health

Find resources, support groups, programs and ways to get help, raise awareness and address mental health issues in Boston’s Jewish community.

Read (129)
Go (1)

Go

The Events

Twelve Jewish Steps to Recovery

Up Next: May 24, 10:30 am

Colleen Michaels iStock, 12 Twelve Steps, Recovery Coin Token, Alcoholics Anonymous, Addiction, Recovery, Substance Abuse

Free

Temple Beth Zion

Sunday, May 24 10:30am - 11:30am

See event description for location

Requires registration Free

Read

Know & Discuss

5/19/2026 Top Pick

In a Fractured World, a Place To Gather

By Kara BaskinFor JewishBoston

Rose flower growing from crack in the rod, new growth in the middle of crisis, new life new hope

1/15/2026 Top Pick

CJP Addresses Israel’s Surge in Mental Health Needs

By Kara BaskinFor Combined Jewish Philanthropies (CJP)

12/23/2025

JF&CS Lauren and Mark Rubin Visiting Moms Program

Volunteers are trained and supervised and support parents who are adjusting to parenthood, isolated, or overwhelmed.

By Jewish Family & Children’s Service

11/21/2025 Top Pick

Jewish Assistance Network

Enter your ZIP to find local basic-needs support—including legal, financial, housing, transportation, food assistance and more—all in one place.

By Jewish Assistance Network

9/19/2025 Top Pick

A Mobile Wellness Initiative Is Providing Drive-By Therapy

A TeleHealth Van at Northeastern Hillel is offering counseling for Jewish students facing antisemitism and isolation.

By Emily Piper-VallilloFor WBUR

9/8/2025 Top Pick

Mental Health Tashlich

Reimagine this ritual as a caring mental health practice—letting go of what no longer serves you while grounding yourself in intention and healing.

By The Blue Dove Foundation

8/25/2025 Top Pick

Who’s Caring for the People Who Hold up the Jewish World?

We talk about threats facing the community—antisemitism, isolation, polarization. But we’re missing the crisis that could break us from the inside.

By Barry FinestoneFor eJewish Philanthropy

8/21/2025 Top Pick

Podcast: Jewish Leadership After October 7

What does it mean to lead Jewish communities through crisis? And how can North American Jews navigate complex relationships with Israel?

By For Heaven’s Sake PodcastFor Shalom Hartman Institute

Wellness instead of stress. Hand turns a dice and changes the word "stress" to "wellness".

7/15/2025 Top Pick

Self Care in Times of War and Trauma

Grief, self care—even as a communal professional, you can’t (and shouldn’t) put them off forever.

By Rabbi Marc IsraelFor eJewish Philanthropy

Camila Quintero Franco Unsplash, stress anxiety fear mental health

6/12/2025 Top Pick

Therapists Call Out Post-Oct. 7 Jewish Distress: ‘Traumatic Invalidation’

Miri Bar-Halpern and Jaclyn Wolfman strike a nerve with a paper about the mental toll of being told your distress and fears don’t count.

By Andrew Silow-CarrollFor Jewish Telegraphic Agency