Please join us for this enlightening lunchtime discussion to hear about the amazing work ELEM/Youth in Distress is doing in Israel, especially in the wake of October 7th.

Our guest speaker Renana Danon, ELEM Assistant Director of Clinical Training, will share how the organization has been forced to pivot its focus to addressing the pervasive and debilitating mental health conditions Israeli youth are experiencing during this time of crisis. She’ll also share firsthand stories from staff and youth in the field, as Israelis navigate new and complex forms of individual and collective trauma.

The event is free. A light kosher lunch will be served. Please register by October 31.

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Dr. Tracey Stulberg

Event Chair

Lior Zisser-Yogev

Community Shlicha

Presented in partnership with American Friends of ELEM

Founded in 1982, ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is the country’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to treating and transforming the lives of troubled and at-risk youth.

The 12,500 young people they serve annually face-to-face and online deal with tremendous challenges, such as domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect, bullying, homelessness and prostitution.

ELEM works with secular and religious Jews; Christian and Muslim Arabs, including Bedouins; immigrants, including those from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia; and the LGBT community, most of whom live on the streets and will not seek help from traditional social service groups. ELEM’s hundreds of professionals and thousands of volunteers don’t wait for referrals to treat these youth but seek them out on their turf — on the streets, in schools, on the Internet and at bars and nightclubs. ELEM offers over 90 programs in 42 cities in Israel that provide counseling, mentoring, vocational training and a safe space for Israeli youth to envision a positive future for themselves and become productive members of society.