Beth Lipschutz, MSW

Beth Lipschutz

Beth Lipschutz (she/her) is the wellness educator at BeWell, the mental health and wellness initiative of Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) in partnership with the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (The Network). She creates and facilitates different mental wellness programs and trainings in a variety of settings throughout the Jewish community. She is committed to supporting the mental health and wellness of youth and those who care about them. Her career has been focused on community building, leadership development, inclusion, and mental wellness education. Before BeWell, Beth was the Regional Director of NFTY-Missouri Valley and spent many summers at camp or leading teen immersive travel experiences. She earned her MSW at the University of Denver and is also a Youth and Teen Mental Health First Aid Instructor. She lives in Denver and enjoys live music and the mountains.

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Strength, Stress, and Support: A Portrait of American Jewish Teen Well-Being

Beth Lipschutz, MSW, Rabbi Isaama Goldstein-Stoll, Rachel Margolis, RJE
How are teens really doing? In the spring of 2024, BeWell, the mental health and wellness initiative of the Jewish Federations of North American (JFNA), in partnership with the Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies (The Network), conducted the first national study of American Jewish teenagers to explore how their communal involvement, interpersonal connections, and perceptions of themselves as Jews relate to their overall wellbeing.
NFTY Teenagers

How Saying “Yes” Transformed my Youth Program

Beth Lipschutz, MSW

I thought Thursday, September 8th was going to be a typical Thursday evening on a call with teens - an hour-long call in which we'd likely encounter some tech problems, side conversations, and background distractions before everyone rushed off to their next commitment.

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