THE SILENT PANDEMIC Over the past year, Lifeline has seen a growing mental health crisis among our youth. A massive influx of younger and...

From the outside, it might have looked like a depressing scene. Me and my teenage daughter walking into a group recovery meeting together...

This probably won’t be the most shocking or outlandish addiction story you’ve ever heard. But I believe it might be one of the most...

I was born into a family of addiction. Like his father before him, my dad drank a lot, wandering in and out of our family home before...

One of my most vivid childhood memories is of my father hitting my older brother. I was 11 at the time; my brother was 17. Through a...

Starting April 6, we are offering a new online support group for parents, facilitated by our Parent Coach, Linda Aber (CCFE), and our...

Even though I spent the majority of the time my wife was out of the house searching for porn on the computer, and much of the time she...

I can still remember a point in my life when the idea of sobriety seemed like a cruel joke. I was addicted to alcohol and cocaine. I was...

Recently, Lifeline alum Matthew and Rabbi Bresinger decided to hold a special presentation for members of our Executive Committee...

I was supposed to travel home to see my family over winter break. I lied to get out of it, telling them I was sick. What I chose to do...

I am a recovering sex addict. And it’s very possible that I wouldn’t even know I had a problem if my wife hadn't found the courage to...

Everyone at Chabad Lifeline was thrilled to host a recent field trip from Dawson College. Professors Myka Taylor and Debbie Resurreccion...

Is this bad? Am I opening this blog post wrong? What if people stop reading my story after the first sentence? What if they think my...

They say Jews and Muslims are enemies, but in my experience we are family. My name is Fadi. I was born in Beirut. My parents moved to...

In 1957, Yeshiva University in Manhattan founded the Wurzweiler School of Social Work. In the 64 years since, they have become one of the...

My name is Naomi and I am an addict. My drug of choice is heroin. It's potent and it helps me escape reality. This is the story of the...

"Spaz!" I hate that word. "Dude, your brother is insane!" I couldn't tell you how many times I heard that line. They were referring to...

My name is Debra. Although I didn’t think of it in those terms at the time, I grew up with a father who was a rageaholic. His usual...

I was born in 1929. A Jew in Eastern Europe. I witnessed horrors. Experienced years of trauma. And somehow survived the Nazis and their...