Starting Over Against her wishes, Dina had made aliyah from Los Angeles with her family about three years ago. She hadn’t wanted to leave...

He was his own harshest critic and judgemental toward others Yitzchak was a talented adolescent. He was very smart, had an interest in...

Negativity, aggression and lack of self-control There are some schools where it feels like everybody has problems. And that is exactly...

Being a mentor impacts being a parent Nadav is a hands-on parent. He never wanted to be the sort of dad who locks himself away in an...

Kobi was 15, tall, strong, and often, very angry. He took offence easily, he got frustrated quickly, and he regularly flew into violent...

Are you on my side? Shani was extremely thin and hated the way she looked and the way that others looked at her. She was never a big...

Think back to all the people who were in your life nine years ago. Some, you’re still in touch with. But of those who you lost contact...

Nir didn’t like small talk. He didn’t like deep and meaningful conversation either. In fact, he just didn’t like talking to other people...

Amichai had always had a tough time. His learning difficulties placed him in a special education track at school.  His mother was frail,...

Shlavim is an agency which bridges the gap between Yeshivas and the mental health world, and which has long held a warm, collegiate...

Kav L’Noar thanks all of our runners, sponsors,and volunteers who participated with our team in the 2019 Jerusalem Marathon. You are all...

When both parents have mental health issues there is no healthy role model for children… Shimon was the youngest child in a large family....

Stepping Out to Come Back In Chaya, a group mentor at Kav L’Noar was getting ready to run a group for 13 year old girls at the beginning...

Parents want to help son discover his own identity! The Klein family came to Kav L’Noar because they were concerned about their 17 year...

Family Relationships My name is Ziva and I’m a mentor for a twelve-year-old girl named Eliana. Eliana has a complicated family situation....

Shimmy was bullied in school for over a year. The bullying only got worse after his father passed away. Children began taunting him for...

On January 16, 2019 Rona Novick, Dean of the Azriele Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration of Yeshiva University in New...

Shmuel is a regular teenager living in Jerusalem with his parents, sisters and goldfish. His family decided to move to a new community...

It is common practice in Israel for teachers to take their students on an end of the year trip, as a final closing of the school year. ...