Donate to a celebration or sponsor a fundraiser Davida Harris's 70th Birthday 19 April 2023 Thank you so much for donating to Jami in celebration of Mum (Davida’s) 70th. The money will go towards Jami’s amazing work supporting people whose lives have been impacted by mental health challenges within the Jewish community. The post Davida Harris’s 70th Birthday appeared first on Jami UK ..read more

Lay leaders, professionals, philanthropists, mental health experts and service-users gathered at Jami’s newly reopened Head Room café in Golders Green, for a dialogue on Mental Health Support in the Community: Comparing British and Israeli Best Practices. Hosted by Jami and the British Friends of Herzog Medical Centre of Jerusalem, the discussion focused on different and shared challenges and opportunities that our communities have in approaching mental health treatment and support. Dr. Yehezkel Caine, President of Herzog Medical Centre, touched on the history of community mental health in Isr ..read more

Jami is delighted to announce that Gemma Lyons has joined its board of trustees and Warren Taylor has been appointed vice chair. Gemma was drawn to Jami because she believes mental health problems are severely under publicised and need more advocates. She explains: “I think many people are affected by mental illness and there needs to be more openness in talking about our mental health. Historically, mental health organisations don’t seem to get the same attention or funding as those with a focus on physical conditions.” Prior to joining the board, Gemma, a former economics teacher with 15 yea ..read more

Jami celebrated the official reopening of our mental health café, Head Room in Golders Green, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony by the Mayor of Barnet. The Worshipful the Mayor of the London Borough of Barnet, Councillor Alison Moore, said: “During a period in which we are trying to move towards mental health acceptance and moving away from stigmatising mental illness, Head Room café’s offering is happening at a really important time, when the community is really ready to listen.” She described the social enterprise’s community programme of mental health support groups and activities as “fan ..read more

Social prescribing is the term used to describe the act of connecting people to activities, groups and support that improve health and wellbeing. The 9th March is Social Prescribing Day, an annual celebration of social prescribing which recognises link workers, local community groups and regional and national organisations that support people’s health and wellbeing. The term ‘social prescribing’ dates back to the 1990s and, as early as then, Jami has been using this approach to support our community’s mental health. Initially, it was through our hubs, which take a holistic approach by consider ..read more

Between February and May 2023, all staff members and volunteers at Jami, the mental health service for the Jewish community, will be undergoing suicide prevention training. This is to ensure that everyone can play their part in working to reduce lives lost to suicide. Philippa Carr, Jami’s education manager and Emergency Response Initiative Consortium lead, says: “All our staff will benefit from taking time out to think about how people are affected by suicidal thoughts, how suicidal behaviour disrupts a person’s life and how distressing that is for them. It’s also a good reminder that we all ..read more

Jami and Raphael join forces to offer community-wide counselling In 2021 Jami set out a bold and ambitious new five-year strategy to meet its purpose of enriching and saving lives impacted by mental illness and distress in the Jewish community. One of Jami’s strategic priorities is to offer timely and affordable access to counselling and one-to-one psychological therapies to meet the growing demand for professional support. Counselling for more people To that end, Jami, the mental health service for the Jewish community, and Raphael-The Jewish Counselling Service (CIO), are joining together to ..read more

Donate to a celebration or sponsor a fundraiser Andrew Newman's 60th Birthday 18 March 2023 Andrew Newman's 60th Birthday Thank you for helping me celebrate my 60th birthday. Jami is a real asset to our community, enriching and saving lives affected by mental illness. They provide emotional support and expert advice, guiding people through the challenging journey of navigating mental health services. The Head Room café brings mental health onto the high street, helping to reduce the stigma of needing help, and the food is great too. Thank you The post Andrew Newman’s 60th Birthday app ..read more

Head Room by Jami, the charity’s mental health café in Golders Green, has now fully reopened, following major expansion and a revamp. This social enterprise, providing an extensive free programme of daily activities and groups to improve mental wellbeing, alongside a vibrant kosher food and drinks menu, is, as its new branding claims, “more than a café, a place to connect.” According to Jami’s chief executive Laurie Rackind: “It’s a real community hub on the high street. It’s a place where people can walk in off the street to get mental health support, while others sit down to eat shakshuka ..read more

How can we help young people connect to themselves, the world, and to others? Emma Dorman, from Jami’s education team, explains how. The theme for Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week 2023 is Let’s Connect. But what does this mean? The past few years have taught us the value of connection; particularly connection to each other. We know that as humans we need other people. We’re evolutionarily designed to seek community. Feeling connected to those around us fuels our mental health, providing a sense of security, comfort and wellbeing. Connection to others is only one part of the picture. We ..read more