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May is Mental Health Month and JFS Has the Resources You Need
Counseling & Mental Health · May 12, 2022

May is Mental Health Month and JFS Has the Resources You Need

May is here, and Cincinnati is green again. It is a time for blossoms, proms, graduations and gowns. But May is also National Mental Health Month—making it a great time to get familiar with the rich mental health resources available to our community. Jewish Family Service (JFS) believes that mental health and physical health are equally important aspects to a person’s well-being.

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First Aid for Today’s Youth: Lifesaving Mental Health Grows to Meet Demand
Counseling & Mental Health · May 10, 2022

First Aid for Today’s Youth: Lifesaving Mental Health Grows to Meet Demand

In January of this year, Jewish Family Service Youth Mental Health (YMH) program quadrupled in size when Director Leah Marcus brought on three talented social workers to join her efforts: Amanda Cramer, Nina Pridonoff, and Kasey Rosswurm. “Kasey, Nina, and Amanda are such a fantastic team,” Marcus said. “They are very energetic and have worked together so well. I couldn't pick a better group of people to do this critical work.”

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JFS MOVES ITS HEADQUARTERS
February 02, 2022

JFS MOVES ITS HEADQUARTERS

Cincinnati — Jewish Family Service of the Cincinnati Area (JFS) has moved its headquarters from the Mayerson Jewish Community Center (JCC), located on Ridge Road in Amberley Village, to Kenwood Road in Blue Ash. JFS provides a variety of high-quality professional services, including counseling for youth, teens, and young adults; help for older adults navigating the complexities of aging—through AgeWell Cincinnati; and non-medical, in-home care—with StarPoint Home Care.

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New Service Will Guide Families Through the Youth Mental Health Maze
Counseling & Mental Health · August 09, 2021

New Service Will Guide Families Through the Youth Mental Health Maze

From modern-day stressors, like social media, 24/7 texting, and constant location tracking—to more traditional ones, like homework, family turmoil, and bullying—today’s youth are living with a volatile mixture of societal pressures. And though the human psyche is equipped to handle enormous stress, when these pressures are intense, incessant, or novel (think coronavirus), they can increase one’s risk for mental health disorders.

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New Jewish Family Service Program Helps Isolated Older Adults Connect Virtually
Older Adult Services · July 25, 2021

New Jewish Family Service Program Helps Isolated Older Adults Connect Virtually

Jewish Family Service is ramping up a new program to help isolated older adult community members stay connected to the community virtually. Nicholas Rackers is the new Virtual Programs Engagement Specialist at JFS. He is overseeing a program that provides technology and training to older adult community members so they can better engage with JFS’s online programming and connect with their families and friends.

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To Help Families in Need, Jewish Family Service Says Local Merchants Went the Extra Mile
Food & Financial Assistance · May 31, 2021

To Help Families in Need, Jewish Family Service Says Local Merchants Went the Extra Mile

One of the most important aspects of charitable assistance is the need to protect the confidentiality of recipients. People’s dignity should be at the center of any provided service; if a family is struggling—whether financially or in other ways—their right to privacy must be respected. So, when Jewish Family Service (JFS) recently received a grant that made recipient anonymity more difficult, their staff worked hard to create a resolution that was a success for everyone involved.

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Post-Adoption Services · December 06, 2020

Jewish Family Service Post-Adoption Services Helps Keep Personal Histories Alive

“Jewish Family Service is committed to keeping these family histories alive,” said Amanda Huecker. Huecker is a Post-Adoption Social Worker at Jewish Family Service and works with families who are part of what she calls the adoption triad. “The adoption triad is made up of adoptive parents, birth parents, and the adoptees,” she explained. “The services we offer are varied, depending upon the level of privacy that triad has set up."

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