Greater Phoenix Jewish Community Mental Health Resource Guide

Greater Phoenix Jewish Community
Mental Health Resource Guide
Compiled by the
Deutsch Family Shalom Center
Temple Chai
GREATER PHOENIX MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCE GUIDE – VERSION 1 APRIL 2009
Emergency
Emergency Contact
Contact Information
Information
IN ANY LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY --- POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL --- CALL 9-1-1.
IN ANY LIFE-THREATENING EMERGENCY --- POLICE, FIRE, MEDICAL --- CALL 9-1-1.
Maricopa Crisis Recovery Network. MCRN offers telephone crisis support 24 hours/day,
Maricopa
7 days/weekCrisis Recovery
for anyone Network.
in Maricopa County. MCRN offers
Maricopa telephone
Crisis crisisspecifically
is designed support 24tohours/day,
help you
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right step, County.
in-patient MaricopaTo
or out-patient. Crisis is designed
contact them, callspecifically to help or
602-222-9444 you
determine the next
800-631-1314 step, in-patient or out-patient. To contact them, call 602-222-9444 or
rightwww.maricopacrn.org
. Web:
800-631-1314. Web: www.maricopacrn.org
Banner Behavioral Health Resource Center. BBHRC, private pay and/or Medicare, is
Banner Behavioral
part of Banner Health ofHealth
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and has information BBHRC, privatebed
in-patient payavailability
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Arizonathem,
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call 602-254-4357 in-patient
. Web: bed availability and on-call
www.bannerhealth.com
psychiatric support. To contact them, call 602-254-4357. Web: www.bannerhealth.com
Does your loved one need immediate attention and evaluation?
Does your loved one need immediate attention and evaluation?
Choices Intake and Evaluation. Choices can help you decide where to go if you want to
Choices Intake
take your loved oneand Evaluation.
for immediate ChoicesChoices
evaluation. can help is you decide
a private where to agency
healthcare go if youthat
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State one for immediate
of Arizona evaluation.
to provide mental Choices
health supportisto a private healthcare
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uninsured
for the State
citizens. of Arizona
To contact them,to call 800-564-5465
provide mental health support
. Web: to Arizonans, including uninsured
www.magellanhealth.com
citizens. To contact them, call 800-564-5465. Web: www.magellanhealth.com
Choices in Downtown Phoenix. Urgent Psychiatric Care (UPC) is run by Choices and
Choices
offers walk-inin Downtown
outpatient crisis Phoenix.
treatment,Urgent
24/7, Psychiatric Care Phoenix
at its downtown (UPC) islocation:
run by Choices
903 North and
offers walk-in outpatient crisis treatment, 24/7, at its downtown Phoenix
Second Street, on Second Street south of Roosevelt. To contact them, call 602-416-7600.location: 903 North
Second Street, on Second Street south of Roosevelt. To contact them, call 602-416-7600.
Choices in the West Valley. Urgent Care Treatment & Recovery Innovations is run by
Choices in the West
Choices. Recovery Valley.
Innovations Urgent
offers Careoutpatient
walk-in Treatment & Recovery
crisis treatmentInnovations is run
during office hoursby (not
Choices.
24/7) andRecovery
is locatedInnovations
at 11361 N.offers walk-in outpatient
99th Avenue, Suite 402.crisis treatment
Not 24/7. duringthe
To contact office hours (not
Recovery
24/7) and is office,
Innovations locatedcallat 602-650-1212
11361 N. 99th Avenue,
. Suite 402. Not 24/7. To contact the Recovery
Innovations office, call 602-650-1212.
St. Luke’s Hospital Behavioral Health Center. St. Luke’s accepts private pay and/or
St. Luke’s
Medicare andHospital
offers detox Behavioral Health
services along Center.
with mental St. Luke’s
health accepts
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. Web: for information about bed availability
or immediate psychiatric support, call 602-251-8535. Web: www.stlukesbehavioralhealth.com
Are you seeking advice for psychiatric help or drug abuse?
Are you seeking advice for psychiatric help or drug abuse?
Alcoholics Anonymous. Free. 602-264-1341. Web: www.aa.org
Alcoholics Anonymous. Free. 602-264-1341. Web: www.aa.org
TERROS, Inc. Sliding-scale payment. 602-685-6000. Web: www.terros.org
TERROS, Inc. Sliding-scale payment. 602-685-6000. Web: www.terros.org
Touchstone Behavioral Health (For adolescents < 18 years old). 623-930-8705.
Touchstone Behavioral Health (For adolescents < 18 years old). 623-930-8705.
Arizona Psychological Association 480-675-9477. Web: www.azpa.org
Arizona Psychological Association 480-675-9477. Web: www.azpa.org
Arizona Psychiatric Society 602-252-2844. Web: www.azpsych.us
Arizona Psychiatric Society 602-252-2844. Web: www.azpsych.us
Mental Health Association of Arizona 480-994-4407. Web: www.mhaarizona.org
Mental Health Association of Arizona 480-994-4407. Web: www.mhaarizona.org
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Mental Health
Mental Health
Resource Guide
Resource Guide
Compiled by the Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai
Compiled by the Deutsch Family Shalom Center, Temple Chai
This Resource Guide was made possible
This
through a grant from theResource Guide wasFoundation
Jewish Community made possible
of Greater Phoenix.
through a grant from the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Phoenix.
Note: This guide is available online at www.templechai.com.

Note: This guide is available online at www.templechai.com.

About this Resource Guide

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GREATER PHOENIX
GREATER PHOENIX MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH RESOURCE
RESOURCE GUIDE
GUIDE –– VERSION
VERSION 1
1 APRIL 2009
APRIL 2009
GREATER PHOENIX
GREATER PHOENIX MENTAL
MENTAL HEALTH
HEALTH RESOURCE
RESOURCE GUIDE
GUIDE –– VERSION
VERSION 1
1 APRIL 2009
APRIL 2009
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Emergency Contact Information.................................................................... 1
Emergency Contact Information.................................................................... 1
About this Resource Guide ........................................................................... ii
About this Resource Guide ........................................................................... ii
Frequently Asked Questions ......................................................................... 4
Frequently Asked are
How common Questions
addiction.........................................................................
disorders? ......................................................4 4
Howmental
Are common are addiction
health disorders?
and cognitive problems ......................................................4
part of normal aging? ...............5
Whymental
Are do people consider
health using therapy?.....................................................5
and cognitive problems part of normal aging? ...............5
Why
Whatdo people consider using therapy?.....................................................5
is recovery?.......................................................................................6
What is recovery?.......................................................................................6
Are treatments likely to be successful? ......................................................6
Howtreatments
Are do I find a likely
qualified
to betherapist?.............................................................6
successful? ......................................................6
How do I findI evaluate
should a qualifieda therapist?.............................................................6
mental health provider? .......................................7
How
Whatshould
are theI different
evaluate kinds
a mental healthhealth
of mental provider? .......................................7
professionals? .....................7
How can
What are Ithe
finddifferent
a support group
kinds in my community?.....................................9
of mental health professionals? .....................7
How
WhatcancanI Ifind
do toa support group in my community?.....................................9
help?..............................................................................10
What
Tips oncanHowI dototoHelp
help?..............................................................................10
Someone in Crisis ...................................................10
Tips on How to Help Someone in Crisis ...................................................10
Mental Health Resources in the Jewish Community .................................. 11
Mental Health Resources in the Jewish Community .................................. 11
Support and Other Services in the Jewish Community .............................. 14
Support and Other
Rabbinic Services
and Cantorial in the Jewish Community .............................. 14
Support................................................................14
Jewish Family
Rabbinic and Children’s
and Cantorial Service (JFCS) ..........................................15
Support................................................................14
Jewish Familyfor
JFCS Center and Children’s
Life Service (JFCS) ..........................................15
Enrichment..............................................................15
JFCS
Temple Center
Chai: for Life Enrichment..............................................................15
Deutsch Family Shalom Center..........................................15
JACS (Jewish
Temple Chai:Alcoholics,
Deutsch Chemically
Family Shalom Dependent Persons and Significant Others) ....16
Center..........................................15
JACS
Jewish(Jewish
Federation of Greater
Alcoholics, Chemically Phoenix
Dependent Persons and Significant Others) ....16
.....................................................16
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix .....................................................16
Free Loan .....................................................................................16
Family
Jewish Free and.....................................................................................16
Loan Children’s Services (Senior Support) .........................16
Jewish Family
Kivel Jewish and Children’s
Community Services
Chaplaincy (Senior
Council Support) .........................16
...........................................17
Kivel Jewish
Council Community
For Jews Chaplaincy
With Special Council ...........................................17
Needs......................................................17
Friendship
Council ForCircle
Jews Chabad
With Specialof Arizona ........................................................18
Needs......................................................17
Friendship Circle Chabad of Arizona ........................................................18
Web Resources: Local and National........................................................... 19
Web Resources: Local and National........................................................... 19
Recommended Books on Mental Health in the Jewish Community........... 22
Recommended Books on Mental Health in the Jewish Community........... 22
Local Professional Advertising
Local Professional Advertising
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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions
What is mental illness?
What is mental illness?
Mental illness is any diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder that
interferes
Mental with,isorany
illness limits, a person’smental,
diagnosable ability behavioral,
to live, work,orand participate
emotional fully in
disorder the
that
community. In America today, more than 57 million people suffer from
interferes with, or limits, a person’s ability to live, work, and participate fully in the some sort
of mental illness
community. (per Archives
In America of General
today, more than 57 Psychiatry, 2005 suffer
million people June).from
Onesome
in foursort
American
of families(per
mental illness is affected
Archivesbyofmental
General illness. No segment
Psychiatry, of society
2005 June). Oneisinimmune.
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American can is
families affect persons
affected at any illness.
by mental age andNo can occur inofany
segment family.
society is immune.
Mental illness can affect persons at any age and can occur in any family.
 Mood disorders, including depression, dysthymia (a low-level, chronic form
of depression)
 Mood disorders, and bi-polardepression,
including disorder (sometimes
dysthymiacalled manic depression)
(a low-level, chronic form
aredepression)
of estimated to affect
and aboutdisorder
bi-polar 7 percent of the adult
(sometimes population
called in the
manic depression)
course
are of a year.
estimated to affect about 7 percent of the adult population in the
course of a year.
 Anxiety disorders, including generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder,
phobias,disorders,
 Anxiety obsessive-compulsive disorder,anxiety
including generalized and post-traumatic
disorder, panicstress
disorder,
disorder affect
phobias, more than 16 percent
obsessive-compulsive of the
disorder, adult
and population during
post-traumatic stressthe
course ofaffect
disorder a year. more than 16 percent of the adult population during the
course of a year.
 Disorders that are characterized by disturbances of perception and
thought process,
 Disorders that aresuch as schizophrenia,
characterized are much
by disturbances ofless common.
perception andThe
Nationalprocess,
thought Institute such
of Mental Health (National
as schizophrenia, areInstitute
much less of Mental
common.Health,
The
2008 April)
National reports
Institute ofthat slightly
Mental more
Health than 1 percent
(National Instituteofofadults
Mentalare affected
Health,
in the April)
2008 course of a year.
reports that slightly more than 1 percent of adults are affected
in the course of a year.
How common are addiction disorders?

How common are addiction disorders?
The National Household Survey (National Institute on Drug Abuse and the
Substance
The Abuse
National and Mental
Household SurveyHealth Services
(National Administration,
Institute on Drug AbuseNational
and the
Household Abuse
Substance Surveyand on Drug Abuse,
Mental Health 2001) conservatively
Services estimated
Administration, that 14 million
National
citizens overSurvey
Household the age onofDrug
12 used
Abuse,drugs during
2001) the course estimated
conservatively of a year. Alcohol abuse
that 14 million
is even more
citizens prevalent.
over the age of 12 used drugs during the course of a year. Alcohol abuse
is even more prevalent.
"At some time in a person's life, 30 percent of the population in the United States
will some
"At develop alcohol
time dependence
in a person's or percent
life, 30 alcohol of
abuse," said leadinresearcher
the population the UnitedBridget
States
F. Grant,
will chief
develop of thedependence
alcohol Laboratory of orEpidemiology
alcohol abuse,"and Biometry
said at the U.S.Bridget
lead researcher
F. Grant, chief of the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Biometry at the U.S.
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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. About 1 in 5 persons with

addictive disorders
National Institute onalso has aAbuse
Alcohol co-occurring mental disorder,
and Alcoholism. About 1 according to awith
in 5 persons
survey from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (as
addictive disorders also has a co-occurring mental disorder, according toreported
a
in the Washington
survey Post, July
from the National 2, 2007).
Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (as reported
in the Washington Post, July 2, 2007).
Are mental health and cognitive problems part of normal
Are mental health and cognitive problems part of normal
aging?
aging?
Depression, anxiety, persistent bereavement, dementia, and other cognitive and
mental problems
Depression, are persistent
anxiety, relatively common in laterdementia,
bereavement, life. But they
and should not be and
other cognitive
considered
mental problems are relatively common in later life. But they should not befor
a normal part of aging. In recent years, effective interventions
many mental
considered a health
normalproblems experienced
part of aging. In recentby oldereffective
years, adults have been developed.
interventions for
many mental health problems experienced by older adults have been developed.
Depression is particularly common among older adults. About one-third of those
living in theirisown
Depression homes or
particularly apartments,
common among and up to
older half ofAbout
adults. thoseone-third
in assisted care
of those
facilities, experience depressive symptoms that range from mild to
living in their own homes or apartments, and up to half of those in assisted care severe. In the
U.S. today,
facilities, the highest
experience suicide rate
depressive is foundthat
symptoms amongrangeolder
frommen.
mild to severe. In the
U.S. today, the highest suicide rate is found among older men.
Support and self-help groups are also valuable for learning coping skills, feeling
acceptance,
Support and and avoiding
self-help groupssocial
areisolation.
also valuable for learning coping skills, feeling
acceptance, and avoiding social isolation.
Why do people consider using therapy?
Why
Peopledo people
often considerconsider using
therapy under therapy?
the following circumstances:
People oftenfeel
 They consider therapy under
an overwhelming and the following
prolonged circumstances:
sense of sadness and
helplessness,
 They and they lackand
feel an overwhelming hope in their lives.
prolonged sense of sadness and
helplessness, and they lack hope in their lives.
 Their emotional difficulties make it hard for them to function from day to
 day.
Their For example,
emotional they aremake
difficulties unable to concentrate
it hard for them toon assignments
function and
from day to
their job or school performance suffers as a result.
day. For example, they are unable to concentrate on assignments and
their job or school performance suffers as a result.
 Their actions are harmful to themselves or to others. For instance, they
 drink
Their too much
actions alcohol
are harmful andto become
themselves overly aggressive.
or to others. For instance, they
drink too much alcohol and become overly aggressive.
 They are troubled by emotional difficulties facing family members or close
 friends.
They are troubled by emotional difficulties facing family members or close
friends.
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What is recovery?
What is recovery?
The national agency that oversees mental health issues, SAMHSA, defines
recovery as aagency
The national journeythat
of healing
oversees and transformation
mental enabling
health issues, a person
SAMHSA, with a
defines
mental health problem to live a meaningful life in a community of his
recovery as a journey of healing and transformation enabling a person with or her a
choice, while striving
mental health problemtotoachieve his or her full
live a meaningful lifepotential. SAMHSA
in a community is the
of his or her
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center
choice, while striving to achieve his or her full potential. SAMHSA is the for Mental
Health Services.
Substance AbuseItsand
website
Mental www.samhsa.gov.
is Health Services Administration, Center for Mental
Health Services. Its website is www.samhsa.gov.
Are treatments likely to be successful?

Are
Theretreatments likely
are treatments with to be successful?
well-documented effectiveness for most mental health
problems. Success rates
There are treatments withvary depending on effectiveness
well-documented the type of illness and mental
for most its severity.
health
For example, about 90 percent of persons with depression can be treated with
problems. Success rates vary depending on the type of illness and its severity.
medication,
For example,therapy, or percent
about 90 a combination of both.
of persons with depression can be treated with
medication, therapy, or a combination of both.
How do I find a qualified therapist?
How doa Itherapist
Selecting find aisqualified therapist?
a highly personal matter. Both competence and personal
chemistry
Selecting aare important
therapist is aqualities to consider.
highly personal If you
matter. need
Both a referral and
competence to qualified
personal
therapists, you may want to try one of the following approaches:
chemistry are important qualities to consider. If you need a referral to qualified
therapists, you may want to try one of the following approaches:
 Call your health insurance plan and ask about mental health or behavioral
 health coverage.
Call your Ask for aplan
health insurance list ofand
providers
ask about within the plan
mental network.
health Ask
or behavioral
whether the plan offers any coverage for out-of-network providers.
health coverage. Ask for a list of providers within the plan network. Ask
whether the plan offers any coverage for out-of-network providers.
 If your company has an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), contact the
 program for assistance.
If your company has an Employee Assistance Program (EAP), contact the
program for assistance.
 Many state psychological, psychiatric, social work, and other mental health
 associations put individualspsychiatric,
Many state psychological, in touch with licensed
social work,and
andcompetent
other mentalmental
health
health providers.
associations put individuals in touch with licensed and competent mental
health providers.
 Ask your family physician for a referral to a mental health professional. Ask
 other people
Ask your youphysician
family trust including friends,tofamily
for a referral members,
a mental health or clergy for aAsk
professional.
recommendation.
other people you trust including friends, family members, or clergy for a
recommendation.
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How should I evaluate a mental health provider?

How should I evaluate a mental health provider?
Some questions to ask . . .
Some
 questions to ask . .How
Are you licensed? . many years have you been practicing?
 Are you licensed? How many years have you been practicing?
 What are your areas of expertise?
 What are your areas of expertise?
 What kinds of treatments do you use? Have they been proven effective for
 dealing
What withof
kinds my problem or
treatments doissue?
you use? Have they been proven effective for
dealing with my problem or issue?
 What are your fees? Do you have a sliding-scale policy?
 What are your fees? Do you have a sliding-scale policy?
 How much therapy would you recommend?
 How much therapy would you recommend?
 What types of insurance do you accept?
 What types of insurance do you accept?
 Will you accept direct billing to my insurance company?
 Will you accept direct billing to my insurance company?
 Will you accept Medicare or AHCCCS insurance?
 Will you accept Medicare or AHCCCS insurance?
 Are you available on an emergency basis?
 Are you available on an emergency basis?
 Can you be reached by telephone? By e-mail?
 Can you be reached by telephone? By e-mail?
What are the different kinds of mental health

What are the different kinds of mental health
professionals?
professionals?
Note: The source for these definitions is Mental Health America of Wisconsin.
Note: The source for these definitions is Mental Health America of Wisconsin.
Mental Health Professionals:
SeveralMental Health
professions offerProfessionals:
mental health services, but they vary in length and
depth of professions
Several training. Although education
offer mental healthcan be useful
services, butinthey
selecting a length
vary in provider,
andit is
not
depth of training. Although education can be useful in selecting a provider, itthan
the final word. Providers with much less experience or formal education is
others
not themay
final have
word.extensive
Providersexperience
with much that
less can be helpful
experience or to you, education
formal or may havethan
qualities
others may thathave
allowextensive
you to feel more comfortable
experience with
that can be them.to you, or may have
helpful
qualities
If you arethat allowprofessional
seeking you to feel more
help comfortable witharea,
in a specialized them.such as family/marital
oryou
If sexual
are abuse
seekingtherapy, ask each
professional helpprofessional about
in a specialized his/her
area, suchspecialized
as family/marital
certifications.
or sexual abuse Definitions
therapy, of different
ask types of mental
each professional about health professionals
his/her specialized follow.
certifications. Definitions of different types of mental health professionals follow.
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Case Manager:
A caseCase
managerManager:
is typically a bachelor- or master-level degree with related
experience
A in theisfield
case manager of social
typically services.orThe
a bachelor- case manager’s
master-level degreerole
withisrelated
to help you
with practical issues, such as housing, shopping, budgeting, and medication
experience in the field of social services. The case manager’s role is to help you use.
A case
with manager’s
practical issues, goal is toashelp
such you succeed
housing, shopping,in the community
budgeting, andand avoid use.
medication
hospitalization.
A case manager’s goal is to help you succeed in the community and avoid
hospitalization.
Counselor:
Counselor:
Counseling involves providing advice that will help you deal with problems in a
relationship, with family,
Counseling involves in school,
providing or with
advice a career.
that will In selecting
help you deal withaproblems
counselor, you
in a
should consider
relationship, withwhether the
family, in personoriswith
school, a Licensed
a career.Professional
In selecting Counselor (LPC),
a counselor, you
which indicates
should consider that the counselor
whether the personis is
licensed by the
a Licensed state to provide
Professional assessment
Counselor (LPC),
and therapy.
which Counselors
indicates are unable
that the counselor is to prescribe
licensed medications.
by the state to provide assessment
and therapy. Counselors are unable to prescribe medications.
Pastoral Counselor:
Pastoral
A pastoral Counselor:
counselor is a member of the clergy who has received training in
counseling.
A Supervised
pastoral counselor is aexperience
member of in practical
the settings
clergy who has is required.
received training in
counseling. Supervised experience in practical settings is required.
Psychiatrist:
Psychiatrist:
A psychiatrist is a medical doctor with 4 years of general medical training and an
additional
A 4-year
psychiatrist is aresidency in psychiatry.
medical doctor The focus
with 4 years is on medical
of general the medical aspects
training of
and an
mental illness, particularly diagnosis and the use of medications. Some
additional 4-year residency in psychiatry. The focus is on the medical aspects of
psychiatrists
mental also
illness, receive training
particularly diagnosisin psychotherapy. SpecializationSome
and the use of medications. with age
groups may be
psychiatrists alsomore important
receive in in
training psychotherapy
psychotherapy.than in other disciplines
Specialization with age
becausemay
groups the be
effects
moreofimportant
medication can be quite different
in psychotherapy than in in children,
other adults, and
disciplines
the elderly.
because theAll physicians,
effects including
of medication canpsychiatrists, must be
be quite different licensed adults,
in children, by the state.
and
the elderly. All physicians, including psychiatrists, must be licensed by the state.
Psychiatric Nurse:
Psychiatric
A psychiatric nurse isNurse:
a registered nurse with additional specialization in
psychiatric
A hospitalization
psychiatric and community
nurse is a registered mental
nurse with health.specialization
additional The state licenses
in all
nurses. Advance
psychiatric Practicaland
hospitalization Nurses and Nurse
community Practitioners
mental health. Themay prescribe
state licenses all
medications,
nurses. if licensed.
Advance Practical Nurses and Nurse Practitioners may prescribe
medications, if licensed.
Psychologist:
Psychologist:
A psychologist must have a doctorate (PhD or PsyD) in psychology to be
licensed
A by the must
psychologist state.have
Specialty areas that
a doctorate (PhDinvolve mental
or PsyD) health caretoare
in psychology be
“clinical” and
licensed “counseling”
by the psychology.
state. Specialty Psychologists
areas that can health
involve mental providecare
andarecan
superviseand
“clinical” treatment, but they
“counseling” cannot prescribe
psychology. medications.
Psychologists can provide and can
supervise treatment, but they cannot prescribe medications.
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Psychotherapist:
Psychotherapist:
Many, but not all, mental health professionals have training in psychotherapy, the
focus
Many,of which
but is self-understanding
not all, and empowerment
mental health professionals to change
have training troublesomethe
in psychotherapy,
feelings
focus of and behaviors.
which is self-understanding and empowerment to change troublesome
feelings and behaviors.
Social Worker:
Social Social
workers Worker:
differ from each either by training or in expertise. Most bachelor-
level
Socialsocial workers
workers differspecialize
from eachineither
caseby management.
training or in Licensed
expertise.clinical social
Most bachelor-
workers (LCSW) are trained specifically in counseling and psychotherapy,
level social workers specialize in case management. Licensed clinical social and
must hold
workers a masters
(LCSW) are degree.
trained specifically in counseling and psychotherapy, and
must hold a masters degree.
Family Therapist or Marital Therapist:
These Family Therapist
therapists orby
are licensed Marital Therapist:
the state and are specifically trained in, and
practice, treatment
These therapists arethat focuses
licensed byon
theissues
state in
andfamilies and in marriages.
are specifically trained in, and
practice, treatment that focuses on issues in families and in marriages.
How can I find a support group in my community?

How canHealth
The Mental I find a support
Association group
(MHA), in myAlliance
the National community?
on Mental Illness
(NAMI),
The andHealth
Mental JewishAssociation
Family and(MHA),
Children’s
the Services (JFCS) sponsor
National Alliance on Mentalsupport
Illness
groups, as do many area hospitals. MHA and NAMI can also
(NAMI), and Jewish Family and Children’s Services (JFCS) sponsor support provide information
about other
groups, area
as do manysupport
area groups.
hospitals.Alcoholics
MHA andAnonymous
NAMI can alsoand provide
Al-Anoninformation
both
sponsor separate groups for individuals and their families coping
about other area support groups. Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon both with alcoholism.
sponsor separate groups for individuals and their families coping with alcoholism.
The Phoenix area has a local chapter of JACS, a support group for Jewish
alcoholics,
The Phoenix chemically
area has dependent persons
a local chapter and their
of JACS, families/loved
a support group forones.
Jewish The
national JACS
alcoholics, organization
chemically maintains
dependent a website
persons at www.jacsweb.org.
and their families/loved ones.The Thelocal
chapter meets weekly, most Wednesday nights, at 7:30 pm at Temple
national JACS organization maintains a website at www.jacsweb.org. The local Chai.
Contact JACS at
chapter meets 602-971-1234
weekly, , ext. 280, for
most Wednesday the exact
nights, at 7:30location.
pm at Temple Chai.
Contact JACS at 602-971-1234, ext. 280, for the exact location.
Other support groups are provided by Narcotics Anonymous, Gamblers
Anonymous,
Other supportHeroin
groupsAnonymous,
are providedPills Anonymous,
by Narcotics Over-Eaters
Anonymous, Anonymous,
Gamblers
Sex Addicts Anonymous,
Anonymous, and Co-dependents
Heroin Anonymous, Pills Anonymous,Anonymous. All these
Over-Eaters support
Anonymous,
groups can be attended at no cost. Further information can
Sex Addicts Anonymous, and Co-dependents Anonymous. All these support be found over the
Internet or through
groups can a local
be attended at hospital.
no cost. Further information can be found over the
Internet or through a local hospital.
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I have a family member who has a serious mental health

Iconcern,
have a family
but ismember
unwillingwho has a
to seek serious mental health
help.
concern, but is unwilling to seek help.
What can I do to help?
What can I do to help?
The pain of watching a loved one suffer from a mental health problem can be
difficult
The pain and stressful. aThe
of watching support
loved and involvement
one suffer from a mentalof family
healthand friends
problem cancan
beplay
a crucialand
difficult rolestressful.
in helpingThea distressed
support and individual obtain
involvement of professional help. Itcan
family and friends may
play
help to hold up “a mirror” to the individual, reflecting back to them
a crucial role in helping a distressed individual obtain professional help. It may your
observations
help to hold up about their behavior
“a mirror” and encouraging
to the individual, reflectingthem
back to
to confront
them your their
problem.
observations Interventions
about theirshould
behaviorstress
andlove and concern;
encouraging themavoid taking their
to confront a negative
and confrontational
problem. Interventionsapproach.
should stress love and concern; avoid taking a negative
and confrontational approach.
If your efforts are rejected, seek some support for yourself in order to find ways to
accept the limitation
If your efforts of yourseek
are rejected, ability to change
some supportothers, and how
for yourself and when
in order to findtoways to
intervene
accept the limitation of your ability to change others, and how and when to –
if you believe they are at risk of self-harm. Under certain conditions
such as when
intervene if youa believe
person they
is considered
are at riska ofdanger to selfUnder
self-harm. or others – he
certain or she may
conditions –
be required to seek or receive treatment.
such as when a person is considered a danger to self or others – he or she may
be required to seek or receive treatment.
Tips on How to Help Someone in Crisis
Tips on How to Help Someone in Crisis
(Source: National Alliance on Mental Illness)
(Source:
 Try National Alliance
to remain ason Mental
calm Illness)
as possible.
 Try to remain as calm as possible.
 Use a soothing tone with the person in crisis.
 Use a soothing tone with the person in crisis.
 Try to be aware of as many details of the situation as possible.
 Try to be aware of as many details of the situation as possible.
 If the person seems agitated, maintain a body stance in which you are
 standing on an
If the person angleagitated,
seems to him/her. Standing
maintain directly
a body stancein front of a you
in which person
are may
be perceived
standing asangle
on an threatening.
to him/her. Standing directly in front of a person may
be perceived as threatening.
 Do not hesitate to call crisis numbers, especially if the person is
 threatening to hurt
Do not hesitate him/herself,
to call or others.
crisis numbers, especially if the person is
threatening to hurt him/herself, or others.
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Mental Health Resources in the

Mental Health Resources in the
Jewish Community
Jewish Community
What kinds of counseling services are offered by Jewish

What
Familykinds of counseling
and Children’s services are offered by Jewish
Service?
Family and Children’s Service?
Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS) offers a wide range of counseling
and therapy
Jewish Familyoptions. The options
and Children’s include
Service individual
(JFCS) offersand group
a wide therapy,
range marriage
of counseling
family therapy,
and therapy options.grief
Thecounseling, and assistance
options include to individuals
individual and who are
group therapy, marriage
struggling
and family with mental
therapy, illness.
grief counseling, and assistance to individuals who are
struggling with mental illness.
These diverse programs include the following:
These diverse programs include the following:
 Behavioral Health Services
 Behavioral Health Services
 Center for Life Enrichment – Licensed Jewish therapists providing
counseling
 Center to the
for Life community
Enrichment – Licensed Jewish therapists providing
counseling to the community
 Geriatric Services, ElderVention & Center for Senior Enrichment
 Geriatric Services, ElderVention & Center for Senior Enrichment
 Home-based Services – Strengthening families and preventing child
abuse
 Home-based Services – Strengthening families and preventing child
abuse
 Jewish Programs – Providing emergency assistance and community
supports
 Jewish Programs – Providing emergency assistance and community
supports
 Real World Job Development
 Real World Job Development
 Shelter Without Walls – Helping victims of domestic violence
 Shelter Without Walls – Helping victims of domestic violence
 Aleinu Network – Providing mental health education and support to the
JewishNetwork
 Aleinu community – Providing mental health education and support to the
Jewish community
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JFCS Center for Life Enrichment

The JFCS Center for Life Enrichment has licensed Jewish therapists who provide
counseling
The that addresses
JFCS Center a range of life’s
for Life Enrichment challenges
has licensed experienced
Jewish therapistsbywho
children,
provide
teenagers, adults, and older adults.
counseling that addresses a range of life’s These challenges include depression,
experienced by children,
anxiety, family
teenagers, stress,
adults, andand care-giving.
older adults. TheseMost insuranceinclude
challenges plans are accepted. A
depression,
sliding scale is provided for those whose insurance does not cover
anxiety, family stress, and care-giving. Most insurance plans are accepted. counselingA
and who
sliding cannot
scale afford tofor
is provided pay for services.
those whose insurance does not cover counseling
and who cannot afford to pay for services.
The JFCS Center for Life Enrichment is located at 4545 East Shea Blvd, Ste. 174
in Phoenix.
The The telephone
JFCS Center number is is
for Life Enrichment 602-923-1694 . Additional
located at 4545 information
East Shea is 174
Blvd, Ste.
available over the Internet at www.jfcsaz.org.
in Phoenix. The telephone number is 602-923-1694. Additional information is
available over the Internet at www.jfcsaz.org.
Counseling programs of the JFCS Center for Life Enrichment include:
Counseling programs of the JFCS Center for Life Enrichment include:
 Darhei Shalom: Counseling Services
 Darhei Shalom: Counseling Services
 Tikvah Hadashah: Bereavement Support
 Tikvah Hadashah: Bereavement Support
 Integrative Psychiatric Services
 Integrative Psychiatric Services
 Aleinu Network: Providing the Orthodox family with sensitive services and
programs
 Aleinu open toProviding
Network: all members the of the Jewish
Orthodox Community.
family The services
with sensitive programand
operates under the direction of the Halachic Advisory Board
programs open to all members of the Jewish Community. The program of the Orthodox
Rabbinicalunder
operates Councilthe of Phoenix.
direction of the Halachic Advisory Board of the Orthodox
Rabbinical Council of Phoenix.
 Hospital Chaplaincy
 Hospital Chaplaincy
Do I have to be Jewish to use the counseling services at

Do I have to be Jewish to use the counseling services at
JFCS?
JFCS?
No. The agency has special expertise in Jewish family life issues, but services
are available
No. regardless
The agency of religion,
has special heritage,
expertise or circumstance.
in Jewish family life issues, but services
are available regardless of religion, heritage, or circumstance.
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What is the fee for counseling services at JFCS?

What is the fee for counseling services at JFCS?
We accept many forms of insurance including Medicare. The hourly fee for
clinical
We acceptservices
manyisforms
$110.ofAinsurance
sliding scale basedMedicare.
including on incomeThe
andhourly
size offee
family
for is
available for all individuals
clinical services is $110. Awho arescale
sliding uninsured
basedoron
who have and
income depleted their
size of family is
benefits.
available for all individuals who are uninsured or who have depleted their
benefits.
Are counseling services provided through JFCS covered
Arehealth
by counseling services
insurance provided through JFCS covered
plans?
by health insurance plans?
A number of health insurance companies are accepting JFCS as a preferred
provider
A number agency, and
of health additionalcompanies
insurance companiesare
areaccepting
adding JFCS
JFCStoastheir list of
a preferred
providers. If you are uncertain of whether JFCS is covered, contact your
provider agency, and additional companies are adding JFCS to their list of
insurance
providers. company. JFCS is an
If you are uncertain ofAHCCCS provider.
whether JFCS is covered, contact your
insurance company. JFCS is an AHCCCS provider.
How long does it take to get a first appointment at
How long does it take to get a first appointment at
JFCS?
JFCS?
After a brief intake interview, the counselor assigned to you will usually contact
you
Afterwithin 24intake
a brief hoursinterview,
to schedule
theyour first appointment.
counselor assigned to you will usually contact
you within 24 hours to schedule your first appointment.
If I use counseling services at JFCS, will my privacy be
If I use counseling services at JFCS, will my privacy be
protected?
protected?
Yes. JFCS has strict procedures governing client confidentiality and all
counseling
Yes. JFCSstaff
has are
strictbound by a code
procedures of professional
governing ethics that requires
client confidentiality and all
protection
counselingofstaff
client
areprivacy.
bound by a code of professional ethics that requires
protection of client privacy.
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Support and Other Services in the

Support and Other Services in the
Jewish Community
Jewish Community
Rabbinic and Cantorial Support
Rabbinic and Cantorial Support
We encourage you to contact your local rabbi, cantor, Jewish educator, or Jewish
chaplain to assist
We encourage youyou in dealing
to contact with
your a mental
local rabbi, health
cantor,concern. It is important
Jewish educator, to
or Jewish
note that to
chaplain while some
assist youJewish professionals
in dealing with a mentalonlyhealth
have limited
concern. training in the mental
It is important to
health field, all can be an important source of support and information.
note that while some Jewish professionals only have limited training in the mental
health field, all can be an important source of support and information.
You can expect them to:
You can expect them to:
 Welcome you and your family in time of need, and respond respectfully with
acceptance,
 Welcome youencouragement,
and your family sensitivity, and dignity
in time of need, and respond respectfully with
acceptance, encouragement, sensitivity, and dignity
 Maintain confidentiality and respect your privacy
 Maintain confidentiality and respect your privacy
 Support you through prayer and study, and assist you in finding the presence
of God inyou
 Support thethrough
challenges andand
prayer difficulties of life
study, and assist you in finding the presence
of God in the challenges and difficulties of life
 Help you feel connected and supported by the congregation, the community,
and the
 Help yoularger society and supported by the congregation, the community,
feel connected
and the larger society
 Provide links to Jewish support services in the congregation and community,
such as links
 Provide caring tocommittees, support
Jewish support and in
services education groups, and
the congregation andmeaningful
community,
volunteer work
such as caring committees, support and education groups, and meaningful
volunteer work
 Be aware of boundaries and, if needed, offer referrals to mental health
professionals
 Be and organizations
aware of boundaries and, if needed, offer referrals to mental health
professionals and organizations
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Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS)

Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS)
President and CEO: Michael R. Zent, Ph.D. E-mail: info@jfcsarizona.com
Contact: 602-279-7655
President ; Web: R.
and CEO: Michael www.jfcsaz.org
Zent, Ph.D. E-mail: info@jfcsarizona.com
Contact: 602-279-7655; Web: www.jfcsaz.org
JFCS provides behavioral health and social services to children, families, and
adults.provides
JFCS JFCS’s behavioral
constituenthealth
agencies
andare theservices
social Jewish Federation
to children,offamilies,
Greaterand
Phoenix and Valley of the Sun United Way. See page 12 for detailed
adults. JFCS’s constituent agencies are the Jewish Federation of Greater
information.
Phoenix and Valley of the Sun United Way. See page 12 for detailed
information.
Contact: 602-923-1694; Web: www.jfcsaz.org/centerforlife
Contact: 602-923-1694; Web: www.jfcsaz.org/centerforlife
The Center for Life Enrichment is a comprehensive JFCS program devoted to
empowering Jewish
The Center for people to experience
Life Enrichment their fullest
is a comprehensive potential
JFCS within
program a spiritual
devoted to
context through
empowering quality
Jewish mental
people health services.
to experience See page
their fullest 12 forwithin
potential morea spiritual
information.
context through quality mental health services. See page 12 for more
information.
Temple Chai: Deutsch Family Shalom Center
Temple Chai: Deutsch Family Shalom Center
Director: Sharona Silverman E-mail: ssilverman@templechai.com
Contact: 602-971-1234
Director: ; Web: E-mail:
Sharona Silverman www.templechai.com
ssilverman@templechai.com
Contact: 602-971-1234; Web: www.templechai.com
Deutsch Family Shalom Center is a resource center providing educational
programs,
Deutsch support
Family groups,
Shalom and spiritual
Center development
is a resource while utilizing
center providing Jewish
educational
wisdom, tradition, and compassion. Support groups include:
programs, support groups, and spiritual development while utilizing Jewish
wisdom, tradition, and compassion. Support groups include:
 Caring for Our Loved Ones: A Jewish support and resource group for
families for
 Caring andOur
caregivers
Loved Ones: A Jewish support and resource group for
families and caregivers
 Living Through Loss: A Jewish bereavement support group
 Living Through Loss: A Jewish bereavement support group
 Rebuilding Your Life: A Jewish support group for divorced, separated, or
widowed men
 Rebuilding andLife:
Your womenA Jewish support group for divorced, separated, or
widowed men and women
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JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent

JACS (Jewish
Persons Alcoholics,
and Significant Chemically Dependent
Others)
Persons and Significant Others)
Contact: 602-971-1234 ext. 280
(All calls remain
Contact: confidential
602-971-1234 and are routed to JACS members.)
ext. 280
(All calls remain confidential and are routed to JACS members.)
JACS in Phoenix is a local chapter of the national JACS organization, which has
a national
JACS in Phoenix a local chapter of The
websiteiswww.jacsweb.org. local chapter
the national JACSmeets Wednesday
organization, nights
which has
at 7:30 pm at Tempe Chai. For exact information about the meeting location,
a national website www.jacsweb.org. The local chapter meets Wednesday nights call
the7:30
at contact
pm atnumber
Tempeabove. JACS
Chai. For offers
exact hope, strength,
information andmeeting
about the support.location,
Inquiriescall
and meetings are anonymous.
the contact number above. JACS offers hope, strength, and support. Inquiries
and meetings are anonymous.
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix
Contact: 480-634-4900; Web: www.jewishphoenix.org
Contact: 480-634-4900; Web: www.jewishphoenix.org
In hard times, the Jewish Federation of Greater Phoenix and its family of
agencies,
In programs,
hard times, and services
the Jewish offer
Federation of hope and
Greater help. Specific
Phoenix and its programs
family of include
the following:
agencies, programs, and services offer hope and help. Specific programs include
the following:
Jewish Free Loan
Jewish Free Loan
Contact: 602-230-7983; Web: www.jewishfreeloan.org
Contact: 602-230-7983; Web: www.jewishfreeloan.org
Interest-free loans are available for medical and dental bills, debt consolidation,
home repairs,loans
Interest-free apartment rental deposits,
are available firstand
for medical home purchase
dental closing
bills, debt costs,
consolidation,
unexpected
home illness,
repairs, familyrental
apartment reunification,
deposits,immediate
first homecritical
purchaseneed, tuition,
closing books,
costs,
living expenses,
unexpected supplement
illness, to financialimmediate
family reunification, aid, abuse,critical
neglect, homeless
need, tuition, and single
books,
mothers.
living Loans are
expenses, availableto
supplement forfinancial
employment-related auto expenses,
aid, abuse, neglect, homelessjob training,
and single
and business start-ups.
mothers. Loans are available for employment-related auto expenses, job training,
and business start-ups.
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (Senior Support)
Jewish Family and Children’s Services (Senior Support)
Contact: 602-452-4627. Web: www.jfcs.org/Services/Seniors
Contact: 602-452-4627. Web: www.jfcs.org/Services/Seniors
Case managers can help seniors with a wide range of challenges and complex
issuesmanagers
Case facing them.
canSpecific areaswith
help seniors of assistance include
a wide range finances, and
of challenges housing,
complex
Social
issues facing them. Specific areas of assistance include finances, housing, care-
Security, Medicare, in-home help, bereavement and loss counseling,
giving stress
Social management
Security, counseling,
Medicare, in-home long-term
help, planning,
bereavement and decision-making, and
loss counseling, care-
adjustment in dealing with chronic health problems and depression.
giving stress management counseling, long-term planning, decision-making, and
adjustment in dealing with chronic health problems and depression.
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Kivel Jewish Community Chaplaincy Council

Kivel JewishChaplain:
Community/Kivel Community Chaplaincy Council
Rabbi Martin S. Scharf
Contact: 602-956-3110
Community/Kivel Chaplain: www.kivelcare.org
; Web:Rabbi Martin S. Scharf
Contact: 602-956-3110; Web: www.kivelcare.org
Kivel Jewish Community Chaplaincy Council offers rabbinic support to
hospitalized
Kivel Jewish Jewish patients
Community and the unaffiliated
Chaplaincy Jewish
Council offers community,
rabbinic including
support to
hospice visits,
hospitalized throughout
Jewish Greater
patients Phoenix.
and the Provides
unaffiliated full-time
Jewish pastoral
community, and
including
rabbinic services at Kivel Campus of Care.
hospice visits, throughout Greater Phoenix. Provides full-time pastoral and
rabbinic services at Kivel Campus of Care.
Council For Jews With Special Needs
Council For Jews
Executive Director: With Special Needs
Becca Hornstein E-mail: info@cjsn.org
Contact: 480-629-5343
Executive ; TTY:
Director: Becca 480-629-8271
Hornstein ; Web:
E-mail: www.cjsn.org
info@cjsn.org
Contact: 480-629-5343; TTY: 480-629-8271; Web: www.cjsn.org
CJSN provides programs, services, and resources to help all Jews with
disabilities
CJSN and their
provides families
programs, fulfill their
services, andspiritual,
resourcescultural, and
to help all religious
Jews withneeds.
CJSN offers a range of programs and services, including the following:
disabilities and their families fulfill their spiritual, cultural, and religious needs.
CJSN offers a range of programs and services, including the following:
 Support for inclusion in Jewish pre-schools, day schools, congregational
schools, for
 Support andinclusion
camps in Jewish pre-schools, day schools, congregational
schools, and camps
 Social groups and continuing Jewish studies for young adults with a variety of
disabilities
 Social groups and continuing Jewish studies for young adults with a variety of
disabilities
 Workshops on disability awareness and sensitivity, inclusion in typical
settings, andon
 Workshops family issues
disability awareness and sensitivity, inclusion in typical
settings, and family issues
 Support and networking for parents, siblings, grandparents, and guardians
 Support and networking for parents, siblings, grandparents, and guardians
 Simchat Shabbat services modified to accommodate individuals with special
needs Shabbat services modified to accommodate individuals with special
 Simchat
needs
 Sign language interpreters (with some restrictions)
 Sign language interpreters (with some restrictions)
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Friendship Circle Chabad of Arizona

Friendship CircleLevertov
Director: Rabbi Mendy Chabad of Arizona
E-mail: info@fcaz.org
Contact: 602.861.1600
Director: Rabbi Mendy Levertov E-mail: info@fcaz.org
Contact: 602.861.1600
Friendship Circle is a program that matches children with special needs to teen
volunteers
Friendship with the
Circle is goal of creating
a program lasting friendships
that matches through
children with a wide
special range
needs of
to teen
innovative programs
volunteers andofJewish
with the goal activities.
creating lasting friendships through a wide range of
innovative programs and Jewish activities.
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Web Resources: Local and National

Web Resources: Local and National
Websites for local agencies and resources are listed throughout this guide. This
list is intended
Websites as aagencies
for local compilation,
and organized
resources inarealphabetical order by
listed throughout thisagency
guide. name.
This
It may
list include groups
is intended listed, and organized
as a compilation, more fully in
described, elsewhere
alphabetical order byinagency
the guide.
name.
It may include groups listed, and more fully described, elsewhere in the guide.
Alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous www.aaphoenix.org

treatment
Alcoholism, Contact information and Phoenix area www.aaphoenix.org
Alcoholics Anonymous
treatment meeting lists. (See also
Contact information andJACS)
Phoenix area
meeting lists. (See also JACS)
Child American Academy of Child & www.aacap.org

psychiatry
Child Adolescent Psychiatry www.aacap.org
American Academy of Child &
psychiatry Provides an extensive
Adolescent section of
Psychiatry
“Resources
Provides an for Families.”
extensive section of
“Resources for Families.”
General American Psychiatric www.psych.org

psychiatry
General Association www.psych.org
American Psychiatric
psychiatry Focuses on
Associationrecent science, legal, and
advocacyon
Focuses news.
recent science, legal, and
advocacy news.
General American Psychological www.apa.org
psychiatry
General Association www.apa.org
American Psychological
psychiatry Provides a glossary of terms and
Association
listings
Provides (no bios) of local
a glossary of terms and
psychologists.
listings (no bios) of local
psychologists.
Jewish Artscroll Publications

publications
Jewish Jewish publications, including books www.artscroll.com
Artscroll Publications
publications by Rabbi
Jewish Abraham J.including
publications, Twerski, books
MD on www.artscroll.com
mental health, addiction.
by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD on
mental health, addiction.
Community Information &

Community Referral www.cir.org
Community Information &
resources
Community The largest online database of www.cir.org
Referral
resources integrated
The largestinformation for Arizonans
online database of
seeking services, volunteer
integrated information for Arizonans
opportunities, andvolunteer
seeking services, emergency
community contact
opportunities, phone numbers.
and emergency
community contact phone numbers.
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Grief support Compassionate Friends

Grief support Grief support after the death of a child. www.compassionatefriends.org
Compassionate Friends
Local chaptersafter
Grief support in central Phoenix,
the death of a child. www.compassionatefriends.org
west Phoenix, and Mesa.
Local chapters in central Phoenix,
west Phoenix, and Mesa.
Mental health Continuing Medical Education www.cmellc.com
education
Mental health For psychiatrists, psychologists. www.cmellc.com
Continuing Medical Education
education Research on selected
For psychiatrists, topics.
psychologists.
Research on selected topics.
Mental health Depression and Bipolar Support www.ndmda.org
Mental health Alliance
Depression and Bipolar Support www.ndmda.org
Resources, advocacy, research.
Alliance
Resources, advocacy, research.
Mental health Institute for Recovery & www.mhrecovery.com
Mental health Integration
Institute for Recovery & www.mhrecovery.com
Articles on recovery; emphasis on
Integration
peer support
Articles and community
on recovery; emphasis on
re-integration.
peer support and community
re-integration.
Mental health, JACS: Jewish Alcoholics, www.jacsweb.org
addictions
Mental health, Chemically Dependent Persons, www.jacsweb.org
JACS: Jewish Alcoholics,
addictions and Significant
Chemically Others Persons,
Dependent
Local chapter meeting
and Significant information,
Others
contact 602-971-1234,
Local chapter ext. 280.
meeting information,
contact 602-971-1234, ext. 280.
Mental health Judge David L. Bazelon Center
Mental health for Mental Health Law Center www.bazelon.org
Judge David L. Bazelon
The center isHealth
for Mental a partner
Lawin the www.bazelon.org
Campaign
The centerfor
is aMental Health
partner in theReform.
Campaign for Mental Health Reform.
General Mental Health America www.nmha.org
psychology
General Advocacy, news,America
listings with bios of www.nmha.org
Mental Health
psychology local psychologists.
Advocacy, news, listings with bios of
local psychologists.
Mental health MindFreedom www.mindfreedom.org
Mental health Human rights watchdog/advocacy in
MindFreedom www.mindfreedom.org
the mental
Human health
rights system.
watchdog/advocacy in
the mental health system.
Nat’l Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org

Mental health Resources, Advocacy,
Nat’l Alliance Research.
on Mental Illness www.nami.org
Mental health www.namiaz.org
Resources, Advocacy, Research.
www.namiaz.org
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Mental health Nat’l Center for Jewish Healing www.jewishhealing.org

Mental health Resources on addictions,
Nat’l Center for Jewishrecovery
Healing& www.jewishhealing.org
more.
Resources on addictions, recovery &
more.
Addictions Nat’l Council on Alcoholism and www.ncadd.org
Addictions Drug Dependence
Nat’l Council on Alcoholism and www.ncadd.org
Resources on addictions, recovery
Drug Dependence
sites.
Resources on addictions, recovery
sites.
Consumer Nat’l Empowerment Center, Inc. www.power2u.org
advocacy
Consumer Consumer-run organizations, www.power2u.org
Nat’l Empowerment Center, Inc.
advocacy resources, links,
Consumer-run advocacy.
organizations,
resources, links, advocacy.
Mental health Nat’l Institutes of Health; Nat’l www.nimh.nih.gov
Mental health Institute of Mental
Nat’l Institutes Health Nat’l
of Health; www.nimh.nih.gov
Research news, clinical trials.
Institute of Mental Health
Research news, clinical trials.
Orthodox Orthodox Union www.nefesh.org
Community Network of Orthodox
Orthodox Orthodox Union mental health www.nefesh.org
Community professionals.
Network of Orthodox mental health
professionals.
Family & Rita J. Kaplan Jewish www.jcprograms.org
children’s
Family & Connection www.jcprograms.org
resources
Rita J. Kaplan Jewish
children’s Jewish resource for those living with
Connection
resources illness
Jewishor loss, their
resource for caregivers,
those livingand
with
the institutions that serve them. and
illness or loss, their caregivers,
the institutions that serve them.
Health U.S. Dept. of Health & Human www.health.nih.gov/category/
services
Health Services MentalHealthandBehavior
www.health.nih.gov/category/
U.S. Dept. of Health & Human
services Clearinghouse
Services for resources, links. MentalHealthandBehavior
Clearinghouse for resources, links.
Mental heath U.S. Health & Human Serv.; www.samhsa.gov
Mental heath Substance
U.S. Health Abuse
& HumanandServ.;
Mental www.samhsa.gov
Health Services Admin.
Substance Abuse and Mental
Links
Healthto Services
treatment centers,
Admin.
government programs.
Links to treatment centers,
government programs.
Jewish Union of Reform Judaism www.urj.org/jfc/health/mental
community
Jewish Resources to address mental health, www.urj.org/jfc/health/mental
Union of Reform Judaism
community addiction
ResourcesintoJewish communities.
address mental health,
addiction in Jewish communities.
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Recommended
Recommended Books
Books on
on Mental
Mental
Health
Health in
in the
the Jewish
Jewish Community
Community
The following booklist is representative of information that is most commonly
The following booklist
recommended is representative
to members of the Jewishof Community
information and
that that
is most commonly
is most readily
recommended to members of the Jewish Community and that is most readily
available. Inclusion of a book on this list does not constitute an endorsement.
available. Inclusion of a book on this list does not constitute an endorsement.
Address, Rabbi Richard F., ed. Caring for the Soul: R’fuat HaNefesh – A
Address, RabbiHealth
Mental Richard F., ed. Caring
Resource for the
and Study Soul:NY:
Guide. R’fuat
URJHaNefesh –A
Press, 2003.
Mental Health Resource and Study Guide. NY: URJ Press, 2003.
Brener, Anne. Mourning & Mitzvah: A Guided Journal to Walking the
Anne. Mourning
Brener,Mourner’s & Mitzvah:
Path Through A to
Grief Guided Journal
Healing. to Walking
Woodstock, the
VT: Jewish
Mourner’s Path Through
Lights Publishing, 1993. Grief to Healing. Woodstock, VT: Jewish
Lights Publishing, 1993.
Bulka, Reuven P. Judaism on Illness and Suffering. Northvale, NJ: Jason
Bulka, Aronson,
Reuven P.1998.
Judaism on Illness and Suffering. Northvale, NJ: Jason
Aronson, 1998.
Cardin, Nina Beth. Tears of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope. Woodstock, VT: Jewish
Cardin,Lights
Nina Beth. of Sorrow, Seeds of Hope. Woodstock, VT: Jewish
Tears1999.
Publishing,
Cooper, David. Renewing Your Soul. San Francisco: Harper, 1995.
Cooper, David. Renewing Your Soul. San Francisco: Harper, 1995.
Felder, Leonard, PhD. Seven Prayers that Can Change Your Life. Kansas
Felder,City:
Leonard, Seven Prayers
PhD.McMeel,
Andrews 2001. that Can Change Your Life. Kansas
City: Andrews McMeel, 2001.
Flam, Rabbi Nancy, ed. When the Body Hurts, the Soul Still Longs to Sing.
Flam, Rabbi Nancy, Center
NY: National ed. When the Body
for Jewish Hurts,1994.
Healing, the Soul Still Longs to Sing.
NY: National Center for Jewish Healing, 1994.
Frankiel, Tamar and Greenfield, Judy. Minding the Temple of the Soul:
Frankiel, Tamar and
Balancing Greenfield,
Body, Mind, andJudy. Minding
Spirit the Temple
through of the
Traditional Soul:Prayer,
Jewish
Balancing Body, Mind, and Spirit through Traditional Jewish Prayer,
Movement, and Meditation. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing,
Movement,
1997. and Meditation. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing,
1997.
Freeman, David L. and Abrams, Judith Z. Illness and Health in the Jewish
Freeman, David L.Writings
Tradition: and Abrams,
from Judith Z. Illness
the Bible and Philadelphia:
to Today. Health in theJew.
Jewish
Pub.
Tradition:
Soc., 1999.Writings from the Bible to Today. Philadelphia: Jew. Pub.
Soc., 1999.
Gordis, Daniel. God Was Not in the Fire: The Search for a Spiritual Judaism.
Gordis,NY:
Daniel. God Was
Scribner, 1995.Not in the Fire: The Search for a Spiritual Judaism.
NY: Scribner, 1995.
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Greenbaum, Avraham, ed. and trans. Garden of the Soul: Rebbe Nachman on
Greenbaum, Avraham,
Suffering. ed. and
Jerusalem andtrans. Garden
Monsey, NY: of the Soul:
Breslov RebbeInstitute,
Research Nachman on
1990.
Suffering. Jerusalem and Monsey, NY: Breslov Research Institute, 1990.
Greenbaum, Avraham. The Wings of the Sun: Traditional Jewish Healing in
Greenbaum,
TheoryAvraham. The Wings
and Practice. of theand
Jerusalem Sun: Traditional
Monsey, JewishResearch
NY: Breslov Healing in
Theory and
Inst., 1995. Practice. Jerusalem and Monsey, NY: Breslov Research
Inst., 1995.
Grollman, Earl. Living When a Loved One Has Died. Boston: Beacon Press,
Grollman, Earl. Living When a Loved One Has Died. Boston: Beacon Press,
1977.
1977.
Hammerschlag, Dr. Carl A. and Silverman, Dr. Howard D. Healing Ceremonies:
Hammerschlag,
Creating Dr. Carl A.Rituals
Personal and Silverman, Dr. Howard
for Spiritual, D. Healing
Emotional, Ceremonies:
Physical and
Creating Personal Rituals for
Mental Health. NY: Perigee, 1997.Spiritual, Emotional, Physical and
Mental Health. NY: Perigee, 1997.
Kravitz, Leonard and Olitzky, Kerry. The Journey of the Soul. Northvale, NJ:
Kravitz,Jason
Leonard and Olitzky,
Aronson, 1995. Kerry. The Journey of the Soul. Northvale, NJ:
Jason Aronson, 1995.
Kushner, Harold. When All You’ve Ever Wanted Isn’t Enough: The Search for
Kushner, Harold.
a Life ThatWhen All You’ve
Matters. EverBooks,
NY: Summit Wanted Isn’t Enough: The Search for
1986.
a Life That Matters. NY: Summit Books, 1986.
Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. NY: Avon, 1981.
Kushner, Harold. When Bad Things Happen to Good People. NY: Avon, 1981.
Kushner, Harold. Who Needs God? NY: Summit Books, 1989.
Kushner, Harold. Who Needs God? NY: Summit Books, 1989.
Lamm, Rabbi Maurice. The Power of Hope. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Lamm, Rabbi Maurice. The Power of Hope. NY: Simon and Schuster, 1995.
Levy, Naomi. Talking to God: Personal Prayers for Times of Joy, Sadness,
Levy, Naomi. Talking
Struggle to God: Personal
and Celebration. Prayers
New York: forA.Times
Alfred Knopf,of2002.
Joy, Sadness,
Struggle and Celebration. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
Mark, Joshua, PhD., Returning to Joy: A Jewish Self-Care Guide for
Mark, Joshua, PhD., Depression.
Overcoming Returning toSouthfield,
Joy: A Jewish Self-Care
Michigan: Guide
Targum forInc., 2003.
Press
Overcoming Depression. Southfield, Michigan: Targum Press Inc., 2003.
Mykoff, Moshe & Breslov Research Inst., adaptors. The Empty Chair: Finding
Mykoff,Hope
Moshe & Breslov
and Research
Joy/Timeless Inst., adaptors.
Wisdom The Empty
from a Hasidic Chair:
Master, Finding
Rebbe
Hope and Joy/Timeless Wisdom from a Hasidic Master, Rebbe
Nachman of Breslov. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1994.
Nachman of Breslov. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1994.
Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. Jewish Paths toward Healing and Wholeness: A
Olitzky,Personal
Rabbi Kerry M. Jewish
Guide Paths
to Dealing toward
with Healing
Suffering. and Wholeness:
Woodstock, A
VT: Jewish
Personal Guide to Dealing with Suffering. Woodstock, VT: Jewish
Lights, 2000.
Lights, 2000.
Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. One Hundred Blessings Every Day: Daily Twelve
Olitzky,Step
Rabbi Kerry M.Affirmation,
Recovery One Hundred Blessings
Exercises forEvery Day:Growth
Personal Daily Twelve
and
Step Recovery
Renewal, Affirmation,
Reflecting SeasonsExercises for Personal
of the Jewish Growth and
Year. Woodstock, VT:
Renewal, Reflecting Seasons
Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993. of the Jewish Year. Woodstock, VT:
Jewish Lights Publishing, 1993.
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Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. Recovery from Codependence. Woodstock, VT: Jewish

Olitzky,Lights
RabbiPublishing,
Kerry M. Recovery
1993. from Codependence. Woodstock, VT: Jewish
Olitzky, Rabbi Kerry M. & Copans, Stuart A., M.D. Twelve Jewish Steps to
Olitzky,Recovery:
Rabbi Kerry
A M. & Copans,
Personal Stuart
Guide A., M.D.from
to Turning Twelve Jewish Steps
Alcoholism to
and Other
Recovery: A Personal Guide to Turning from Alcoholism
Addictions. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1991. and Other
Addictions. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 1991.
Ozarowski, Rabbi Joseph S. To Walk in God’s Ways: Jewish Pastoral
Ozarowski, Rabbi Joseph
Perspectives S. To and
on Illness WalkBereavement.
in God’s Ways: Jewish NJ:
Northvale, Pastoral
Jason
Aronson, 1995.on Illness and Bereavement. Northvale, NJ: Jason
Perspectives
Aronson, 1995.
Perlman, Debbie. Flames to Heaven: New Psalms for Healing & Praise.
Perlman, Debbie.IL:
Wilmette, Flames to Heaven:
Rad Publishers, New Psalms for Healing & Praise.
1998.
Wilmette, IL: Rad Publishers, 1998.
Person, Rabbi Hara E., ed. The Mitzvah of Healing: An Anthology of Essays,
Person,Jewish
Rabbi Texts,
Hara E., ed. The Stories,
Personal Mitzvah Meditations,
of Healing: An Anthology
and of Essays,
Rituals. New York:
Jewish
Women Texts, Personal
of Reform Press, 2003. and Rituals. New York:
Stories, Meditations,
Judaism/UAHC
Women of Reform Judaism/UAHC Press, 2003.
Polish, Rabbi Daniel F., PhD. Bringing the Psalms to Life: How to Understand
Polish,and
Rabbi
UseDaniel F., PhD.
the Book BringingWoodstock,
of Psalms. the PsalmsVT:
to Jewish
Life: How to Understand
Lights Publishing,
2000.Use the Book of Psalms. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing,
and
2000.
Rosman, Steven M. Jewish Healing Wisdom. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson,
Rosman, Steven M. Jewish Healing Wisdom. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson,
1997.
1997.
Schulweiss, Rabbi Harold. For Those Who Can’t Believe: Overcoming the
Schulweiss, Rabbito
Obstacles Harold.
Faith.For
NY:Those
HarperWho Can’t 1994.
Perennial, Believe: Overcoming the
Obstacles to Faith. NY: Harper Perennial, 1994.
Spitz, Rabbi Elie Kaplan. Healing from Despair: Choosing Wholeness in a
Spitz, Rabbi
BrokenElie Kaplan.
World. Healing from
Woodstock, Despair:
VT: Jewish Choosing
Lights Wholeness
Publishing, 2008. in a
Broken World. Woodstock, VT: Jewish Lights Publishing, 2008.
Twerski, Rabbi Abraham J., M.D. The Enemy Within: Confronting Your
Twerski, Rabbi Abraham
Challenges in theJ., M.D.
21st The Enemy
Century. Within:
New York: Confronting
Nobel Your
Book Press, 2002.
Challenges in the 21st Century. New York: Nobel Book Press, 2002.
Weintraub, Simkha Y., ed. Healing of Soul, Healing of Body: Spiritual
Weintraub, Simkha
Leaders Y., ed.
Unfold theHealing ofand
Strength Soul, Healing
Solace of Body:Woodstock,
in Psalms. Spiritual VT:
Leaders Unfold
Jewish Lights, the Strength and Solace in Psalms. Woodstock, VT:
1994.
Jewish Lights, 1994.
Wolpe, David J. The Healer of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View of God. NY:
Wolpe,Penguin
David J.Books, 1990.of Shattered Hearts: A Jewish View of God. NY:
The Healer
Penguin Books, 1990.
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informational
particular purposes only and should not be construed as a recommendation of
providers.
particular providers.
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Frequently Asked Questions

How common are addiction disorders?

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National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. About 1 in 5 persons with

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Are treatments likely to be successful?

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How should I evaluate a mental health provider?

What are the different kinds of mental health

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How can I find a support group in my community?

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I have a family member who has a serious mental health

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Mental Health Resources in the

What kinds of counseling services are offered by Jewish

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JFCS Center for Life Enrichment

Do I have to be Jewish to use the counseling services at

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What is the fee for counseling services at JFCS?

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Support and Other Services in the

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Jewish Family and Children’s Service (JFCS)

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JACS (Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent

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Kivel Jewish Community Chaplaincy Council

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Friendship Circle Chabad of Arizona

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Web Resources: Local and National

Alcoholism, Alcoholics Anonymous www.aaphoenix.org

Child American Academy of Child & www.aacap.org

General American Psychiatric www.psych.org

Jewish Artscroll Publications

Community Information &

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Grief support Compassionate Friends

Nat’l Alliance on Mental Illness www.nami.org

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Mental health Nat’l Center for Jewish Healing www.jewishhealing.org

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