Why Minority Mental Health Matters

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This post from the URJ, Why Minority Mental Health Matters So Much, From the Perspective of a Jewish Practitioner, addresses mental health issues in the community from the perspective of serving and caring for community members from minority backgrounds.

Jewish tradition’s recognition that individuals can only be healthy when the community cares for their both their body and mind. As Jews, then, our pursuit of tikkun olam includes repairing the lack of access, stigma, and quality of mental health care so that individuals on the margins can receive appropriate and necessary services and help.

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This post from the URJ, Why Minority Mental Health Matters So Much, From the Perspective of a Jewish Practitioner, addresses mental health issues in the community.

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