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.

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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.

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What We Offer

Clinical Advisory Board

Michele Borba, Ed.D.

Michele Borba, Ed.D.

Best-Selling Author of Thrivers, Parenting & Child Expert, Educational Psychologist
Palm Springs, CA
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David A. Brent, MD

University of Pittsburgh
UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Randal M. Ernst, Ed.D

Randal M. Ernst, EdD

Nebraska Wesleyan University
Lincoln, NE
Gittel Francis, LMSW

Gittel Francis, LMSW

Jewish Family Services
Houston, TX
Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD

Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD

American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP)
New York, NY
Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D., M.S. Ed

Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Madelyn Gould, PhD, MPH

Madelyn Gould, PhD, MPH

Columbia University
New York, NY
Lisa A. Horowitz, PhD, MPH

Lisa A. Horowitz, PhD, MPH

National Institutes of Mental Health
Washington, DC
Thomas Joiner, PhD

Thomas Joiner, PhD

Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
E. David Klonsky, PhD

E. David Klonsky, PhD

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
Lisa Miller

Lisa Miller, PhD

Columbia University
New York, NY
Lisa A. Horowitz, PhD, MPH

Lisa Jacobs, MD, MBA

Stanford University
Menlo Park, CA
Laura H. Mufson, PhD

Laura H. Mufson, PhD

Columbia University
New York, NY
Sigrid Pechenik, PsyD

Sigrid Pechenik, PsyD

New York State Office of Mental Health
Buffalo, NY
Tayyab Rashid, PhD

Tayyab Rashid, PhD

University of Toronto Scarborough
Toronto, ON
Bella Schanzer, M.D.

Bella Schanzer, MD

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Andrew Shatte, PHD

Andrew Shatte, PhD

University of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Arielle H. Sheftall, PhD

Arielle H. Sheftall, PhD

Center for Suicide Prevention and Research,
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, OH
Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW

Jonathan Singer, PhD, LCSW

Loyola University
Former President, American Association of Suicidology
Chicago, IL
Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD

Casey Skvorc, PhD, JD

National Institutes of Health
American Public University
Washington, DC
Darcy Wallen, LCSW, PC

Darcy Wallen, LCSW, PC

Clinical Consultant
Williamsville, 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.

TEMPLE BETH SHALOM
Santa Fe, NM

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.

DR. JONATHAN SARNA
Brandeis University

When you save a life, you save a world.