T'chelet
A Support Center for Families
About the service
When a person experiences a mental health crisis, a supportive environment is an essential factor in his recovery process. As in any medical condition and often even more so, when dealing with a mental health disorder, the person cannot move forward without assistance from family members. However, it is important to remember that especially in such circumstances, family members themselves are coping with difficulty: feelings such as shame and guilt arise due to the situation and often, lack of knowledge leads to feelings of confusion and helplessness and an overall sense of being unequipped to handle the challenge.
This understanding, along with Bayit Cham's extensive knowledge and experience in all areas of mental health treatment, led us to establish a special center to guide and support family members. At the T'chelet (Azure) Family Center we provide families with group and individual support and hold workshops and lectures on a variety of topics dealing with their loved one's illness.
The center's staff includes experienced
therapists with expertise in family therapy and a lawyer who specializes in establishing
rights to disability benefits. An integral staff member includes someone who
himself has been coping for years with a family member who struggles with
mental illness, knows the families' and patients' needs from personal
experience and profoundly understands the various sensitivities. All treatment at
T'chelet is given with the greatest sensitivity, with an understanding of the
cultural environment and with optimal adaptation to the needs of the family.
Our Services
Personal meetings
for support and assistance to family members during crisis
Support by an experienced family member
who shares and helps from his personal experience
Support groups
providing tools to deal with the challenge facilitated by professionals
Knowledge is power!
workshops, lectures, conferences and seminars
Legal advice
on a variety of topics including: guardianships, inheritances, wills, debts and more
Self-help groups
continuation of support groups without a professional facilitator
Assistance in the exercise of rights
mediation with community resources
Professional guidance
workshops and lectures in the broader community
Everything you need to know >>>
- The center is funded and supervised by Israel's Ministry of Health.
- The service is for family members of people with mental health challenges in the religious sector.
- The service is for parents, spouses, siblings and children of people with mental illness.
Contact information
Director
- Avraham Friedman, social worker
- 073-2800-580
- tchelet@bch.org.il
A glimpse into the center
