Mental Health Awareness Shabbat
#QuietTheSilence
May is Mental Health Awareness month, and we’re inviting you to bring the conversation around mental health to your Shabbat table. Though those tables might be smaller or online this year, they can still be a place to engage in powerful conversation, to connect with others, and to create a community of caring and inclusivity. 1 in 5 adults in the United States experience a mental health condition over the course of a given year (National Association of Mental Illness). That’s 46.6 million people annually. Your outreach, your dinner table, and your kindness may impact someone more than you know.
Take a Breath and Host a Dinner
- If you haven’t already, complete the OneTable hosting application.
- Once you’re approved, post your dinner by the Tuesday before your dinner. During this time, we’re only allowing in-person dinners that are solo & with the people you live with, or virtual dinners.
- Invite friends! Share the link to your dinner, post about it on social media, and plan for your beautiful night of connection. If it’s a virtual dinner open to the community, make sure to tag your event with “Mentalhealth” so that others can find it.
- Head to our Shabbat Alone, Together page to find guides, playlists, readings & more on hosting in the time of COVID-19.
Find Your Seat at a Virtual Table
- Search for Shabbat dinners hosted by Mental Health Month hosts. You can find our events by going to this page or by searching our tag (Mentalhealth) on OneTable’s Dinners page to see events specifically taking place in your city.
- RSVP to claim your spot. Feel free to invite friends (space permitting) and contact the host if you have any specific dietary needs.
We've Got You Covered
Additional Resources
NAMI Mental Health by the Numbers Info Graphic
Gratitude – הכרת הטוב – Hakarat Hatov in a Time of Social Distancing resource
Send an online gratitude eCard
Managing your eating disorder in the midst of COVID-19
For even more about mental health, visit The Blue Dove Foundation Mental Health Shabbat page.
These mental health Shabbat resources have been developed in partnership with The Blue Dove Foundation. The Blue Dove Foundation’s mission is to educate, equip and ignite the Jewish community with tools to work together to understand, support and overcome the challenges presented by mental health and substance abuse. As a community and through Tikkun Olam, we will improve and save lives while eradicating the shame and stigma surrounding mental health and substance abuse in our global Jewish Community. The Blue Dove Foundation is starting in Atlanta with plans to expand across the United States and Canada quickly. The Foundation values the importance of partnerships in solving this community problem and is very thankful for the existing relationship and future partners whose missions align.
If your organization is interested in distributing materials and supporting this campaign and your organization’s demographic is outside of the OneTable demographic (young adults), please visit The Blue Dove Foundation Mental Health Shabbat page for additional resources and to join us as a partner.