Teen Mental Health First Aid (tMHFA) Certification: Teens Supporting Teens During Challenging Times
Beth Lipschutz
Beth Lipschutz, MSW is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of youth and those who care about them. Her career has been focused on community building, leadership development, inclusion, and MESH education. This includes creating and facilitating different mental wellness programs and trainings, for both teens and adults. She is proud to be a part of BeWell, the mental health and wellness initiative of Jewish Federations of North America, in partnership with the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies, to help young people and those who care about them increase their understanding of how to best support mental health and wellness in the community.
Erica Hruby
Erica Hruby, M.A. is a Jewish educator with nearly 30-years of teaching, curriculum writing, and professional development experience in Jewish community, academic, and residential environments. Erica serves as Senior Manager, National Teen Education and Engagement at The Jewish Education Project. She is also the founder of Anchored Parenting, LLC where she serves as a parent educator and coach. Erica has an M.A. from Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Clinical Psychology with a focus on children and adolescents. She lives on the West Coast of Florida with her high school sweetheart with whom she shares two adult daughters.
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Setting
- Teen Engagement
Target Audience
- Teens
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Congregation Emanu-El of the City of New York. Learners of different ages are integrated into four tribes and engage in immersive activities to learn about Jewish values. Tribes is facilitated by teens (tribal chiefs).