Mayanei Hayeshua co-hosts 1st Annual Jerusalem Mental Health Expo

Close to 2,000 participants from all over Israel attended a first-ever Expo dedicated entirely to raising awareness of mental health issues in Israel and beyond. Co-hosted by Mayanei Hayeshua, and tailored to the needs of English-speaking immigrants, the Expo included briefings and panels seeking to give people the same clarity regarding mental health access that […]

Tour of Ra’annana women

A very special event took place in Mayanei Hayeshua this week. A group of women from Ra’annana cleared their busy schedules in one regular morning and drove all the way to Mayanei Hayeshua hospital to tour the Mental Health building, visit the various departments, and learn more about this unique facility.The women visited the Family […]

Mayanei Hayeshua Battles Eating Disorders in Bnei Brak & Beyond

By Esther Perkal Eating disorders were long regarded as a non-issue in Israeli charedi society. A study conducted in 2009 by Ben Gurion University contrasting psychological perceptions within the secular and religious sectors even revealed that the more religious a group, the lower the number of eating disorder (ED) cases. Yet in the past decade, […]

Harnessing the power of technology to transform mental health care

With the establishment of its new research institute, Mayanei Hayeshua is at the forefront of medical research in the fields of mental health and women’s wellness BY NERIA BARR NOVEMBER 1, 2021 14:06 Mayanei Hayeshua’s acclaimed mental health center is regarded as a role model for psychiatric hospitals in Israel. Now with the establishment of […]

Dr. Or Friedman

Dr Or Friedman graduated from the Rapaport school of medicine at the Technion Institute of Technology and the plastic reconstructive surgery residency program of the Tel Aviv Medical Center. During his residency, he was awarded the first Kahn foundation grant for outstanding research physicians. Supported by the fund his research team founded an award winning […]

Mayanei Hayeshua in ’50 Most Influential Jews’- Jerusalem Post’s special edition

Mayanei Hayeshua Medical CenterTreating the body and mind By Alan Rosenbaum “COVID gave us a bit of a jolt,” says Chaim Fachler, Director of International Resource Development at Mayanei Hayeshua Medical Center, with typical British understatement, “but we were one of the first community hospitals to react in an efficient and effective way.” Mayanei Hayeshua […]

“Someone in your close vicinity could be suffering from an eating disorder.”

Article by Dr Laufer on Eating Disorders – Mishpacha magazine Dr. Tzofia Laufer, the Deputy Director of the Eating Disorders Department at Mayanei Hayeshua, has issued a stark warning: “Someone in your close vicinity could be suffering from an eating disorder.” According to Dr Laufer, a psychiatrist specializing in eating disorders, there is a common […]

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