A "Why?" To Live For
Our mission is to help youth find purpose and meaning in their lives, discover hope and build resilience, to weather life’s darkest moments.
Prevention. Intervention.
The Wellness Institute (TWI) is committed to support youth resilience by developing and disseminating behavioral health and suicide prevention education and resources to better equip youth and their families to overcome challenges during adolescence and young adulthood.
Our mission is to disseminate educational resources and trainings to assist youth worldwide in discovering meaning, hope, and resilience. TWI develops educational materials for parents and resilience-building programs that engage teens in meaningful discussions and provide evidence-based skills to enhance communication, problem solving and emotion regulation.
In addition, it trains individuals and organizations who provide educational, community-based, and clinical services.
Upcoming Events
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Speaking of Normal
An evening of stigma-busting comedy for the greater Vancouver community
January 12, 2022 | 7:00-8:30 pm PST
What We Offer
Clinical Advisory Board
Michele Borba, Ed.D.
Best-Selling Author of Thrivers, Parenting & Child Expert, Educational PsychologistPalm Springs, CA
David A. Brent, MD
University of PittsburghUPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Randal M. Ernst, EdD
Nebraska Wesleyan University Lincoln, NE
Gittel Francis, LMSW
Jewish Family ServicesHouston, TX
Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)New York, NY
Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia, PA
Madelyn Gould, PhD, MPH
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Lisa A. Horowitz, PhD, MPH
National Institutes of Mental HealthWashington, DC
Thomas Joiner, PhD
Florida State UniversityTallahassee, FL
E. David Klonsky, PhD
University of British ColumbiaVancouver, BC
Lisa Miller, PhD
Columbia UniversityNew York, NY
Lisa Jacobs, MD, MBA
Stanford UniversityMenlo Park, CA
Laura H. Mufson, PhD
Columbia University New York, NY
Sigrid Pechenik, PsyD
New York State Office of Mental HealthBuffalo, NY
Tayyab Rashid, PhD
University of Toronto Scarborough Toronto, ON
Bella Schanzer, MD
Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX
Andrew Shatte, PhD
University of Arizona Phoenix, AZ
Arielle H. Sheftall, PhD
Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW
Loyola UniversityFormer President, American Association of Suicidology
Chicago, IL
Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD
National Institutes of HealthAmerican Public University
Washington, DC
Darcy Wallen, LCSW, PC
Clinical ConsultantWilliamsville, NY
Institutional Partners
Founding Partners
The David Rock Foundation
Irvine, CA
The Goldstein Family Foundation
Cincinnati, OH
The Schulich Foundation
Toronto, ON
The Zalik Foundation
Atlanta, GA
Francine Gani Charitable Trust
Palo Alto, CA
Robbins Family Foundation
Toronto, ON
The Diamond Foundation
Vancouver, BC
Supporting Partners
Lou D’Angelo
Mount Laurel, NJ
Myra Reinhard Foundation
Los Gatos, CA
Michael and Andrea Leven
Atlanta, GA
David and Debra Magerman
Merion Station, PA
Eli and Fraidy Nash
Miami, FL
Steve and Esther Feder
Los Angeles, CA
Ellen Marks
Rosemary Beth Moss Memorial Fund
San Diego, CA
Silver Spring, MD
The Harvey L. Miller Supporting Foundation
Chicago, IL
Dr. Ze’ev and Varda Rav-Noy
Los Angeles, CA
Mem Bernstein
New York, NY
The Shuchart Foundation for Mental Health Awareness
Bethesda, MD
Dr. Stephen and Bella Brenner
New York, NY
Howard Kaye
Boca Raton, FL
Hershel Lazaroff
Monsey, NY
Walter and Arnee Winshall
Weston, MA
Hertog Foundation
New York, NY
Cheston Mizel
Boca Raton, FL
The Team
Menachem Klein
Administrator
Zalman Abraham
Vision and Strategic Planning
Pamela Dubin
Impact Analysis
Mushky Lipskier
Project Manager
Rabbi Dovid Goldstein
The Wellness Institute
Houston
Raizy Lifshitz
Project Manager
Matti Feigelstock
The Wellness Institute
Project L’Chaim Vancouver
Orah Smith
Development
Mindy Wallach
Continuing Professional
Education Administrator
Moussie Lazaroff
Communications
Dina Zarchi
Liaison to Schools and Organizations
Rivka Mogilevsky
The Wellness Institute
Toronto
Basya Stevenson
Social Media
Efraim Mintz
Executive Director
The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI)
What people are saying
This booklet that you’ve produced is absolutely stunning. It’s wondrous. We’ve lost two kids to suicide or accidental overdose in the last three years, and some are holding on by a thread now, as are their parents.
I was particularly impressed by the presentations made by Drs. Kranzler and Harkavy-Friedman. Their practical advice, built upon many years of experience, should resonate with your audience.
