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The Gili Adar Institute for Learning and Intervention in Adolescence Crisis and Suicide (G.I.L.I.)

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The Gili Adar Institute for Learning and Intervention in Adolescence Crisis and Suicide (G.I.L.I.)

This transformative research center honors the memory of Gili Adar, who was murdered at the Nova Music Festival on October 7th. Gili lived each day fully with joy. She had a remarkable ability to touch the hearts of the lonely and the despondent, seeing the worth in each individual she met. Although her life was so cruelly cut short, her values and spirit live on through the work we are doing.

Our Institute specializes in investigating the complex interplay between biological and psychosocial factors in children and adolescents in crisis with depression with a particular focus on suicide prevention.

Based at Geha Mental Health Center, we advance cutting-edge research while developing innovative therapeutic interventions in children and adolescent mental health.

The “Umbrella Project” is set to become our laboratory’s flagship study- a groundbreaking five-year initiative that will transform the way we understand and address suicidality in children and adolescents. This comprehensive project will integrate multiple levels of assessment, including self-report questionnaires, parent-report measures, biological markers such as cortisol, cognitive tasks, and ecological momentary assessments (EMA) collected through advanced smartwatches specifically developed for clinical research.

By combining biological, psychological, and real-world data, the Umbrella Project will provide an unprecedented, multidimensional perspective on the factors that drive suicidal behavior in youth. Encompassing the entire Child and Adolescent Division at Geha Mental Health Center, this study represents one of the most ambitious efforts of its kind worldwide. Its findings have the potential to guide early identification, prevention, and treatment strategies, ultimately saving young lives and shaping the future of mental health care.

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$40,000

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Geha Mental Health Center
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Danielle Thau, Ph.D.

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For more than 20 years, Dr. Danielle Thau has been a licensed clinical psychologist in private practice in Stamford, CT. She specializes in treating patients and families who are experiencing chronic or acute medical crisis. She served as the Officer of Education and Israel Liaison of the Jewish Community Mental Health Initiative (JCMHI). Additionally, Dr. Thau is a member of the Board of Overseers at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, contributing her expertise to the advancement of psychological education and practice.

Rebekah Raz​

Rebekah Raz

Director, Institutional Advancement

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Rebekah Raz is a seasoned nonprofit development professional with over 25 years of experience cultivating major gifts and building strategic donor relationships within the Jewish community. As Senior Fundraiser for the Israel Healthcare Foundation, she connects high-capacity supporters to transformative healthcare projects across Israel. Her deep personal and professional ties to Israel fuel her commitment to strengthening its hospitals and frontline care.

Sophia Pinney​

Sophia Pinney

Development Operations Manager

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Sophia coordinates comprehensive development activities for the Israel Healthcare Foundation, serving as a key liaison between the U.S. team and our partners in Israel. She manages large-scale events, strategic donor stewardship, and oversees the complete lifecycle of major grant portfolios from initial application through final reporting. Additionally, Sophia leads research initiatives to identify and evaluate prospective donors and funding opportunities.

She received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampshire College, where she studied American Literature and Creative Writing.

Margy-Ruth Davis​

Margy-Ruth Davis

Senior Resource Advisor

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Margy-Ruth Davis is the founder and chair of Perry Davis Associates. Founded in 1986, Perry Davis Associates specializes in fundraising, board development and strategic planning. Ms. Davis formerly served as Executive Director of the Greater New York Conference on Soviet Jewry. In that capacity she organized the Solidarity Sunday marches; over 250,000 joined the marches each year. Ms. Davis was also the Associate Director of the Elaine Kaufman Cultural Center, where she established the Development Department; created an ongoing program of foundation support and corporate membership; and oversaw all aspects of board and donor relations. She currently heads the PDA strategic development program and supervises the communications and outreach strategy for a number of top clients.

Perry Davis​

Perry Davis, PhD

Senior Resource Advisor

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Perry Davis is the founder and president of Perry Davis Associates. Founded in 1986, Perry Davis Associates specializes in fundraising, board development and strategic planning. He has served in key positions in government, education, and the private sector. As the New York City Partnership’s Vice President for Economic Development, he directed the completion of the Partnership’s strategic plan and its new project selection process, and developed its first program-related budget of $8 million. Prior to joining the Partnership, Mr. Davis was the Director of Funded Programs for the New York City Board of Education, where he raised $350 million annually. Mr. Davis, who holds a doctorate in Government and Administration from Columbia University, has also served as an Assistant to the Mayor of New York City. He is the editor and a contributing author of a book on public-private partnerships published by the Academy of Political Science and has served as guest speaker at conferences sponsored by the White House, the International Downtown Association, and various corporations.

Steven Schwager​

Steven Schwager

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Steve is a member and Chair of the Public-Private Partnership Working Group and President of The United States Global Development Council. Steve is one of twelve Americans plus the Secretaries of State, Defense and Treasury to serve. Prior to this role, He previously served as CEO of the world largest international Jewish social service agency, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

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John "Rick" Richards, MD

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John Richards, MD, MMM, CPE, began his healthcare career as a family and emergency medicine physician in the United States Army. He served as faculty at the Medical College of Georgia. Starting in 1980, as an early adopter of technology in health care, he has been a serial entrepreneur with over 35 startup companies. Dr. Richards pioneered concepts and products in many health-related fields: health promotion, disease prevention, mail-order pharmacy, physician office dispensing, alternate site infusion therapy, health care data acquisition and mining, and cost containment to name but a few. Dr. Richards has worked for over 4 decades to reformat population health & its delivery, consumer and provider access & expectations and medical systems to improve patient care outcomes & provider efficiencies

Benjamin Lebwohl, M.D.​

Benjamin Lebwohl, M.D.

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Dr. Benjamin Lebwohl received his MD from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2003, and then completed his internship, residency, and chief residency in internal medicine at Columbia. He stayed at Columbia as a fellow in Digestive and Liver Disease, during which time he obtained a Masters in Patient Oriented Research from the Department of Biostatistics at the Mailman School of Public Health. He joined the faculty of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University in 2010.

Philip Lanzkowsky, M.D.

Philip Lanzkowsky, M.D.

Dr. Philip Lanzkowsky is a retired pediatric hematologist-oncologist. Dr. Lanzkowsky was instrumental in the development, planning and establishment of Schneider Children’s Hospital (now the Cohen Children’s Medical Center) and served as its Chief-of-Staff from the inception of the hospital in 1984 until 2008. He is currently a consultant to Cohen and to Schneider Children’s Medical Center in Israel.

Adam Goldstein, M.D.

Adam Goldstein, M.D.

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Dr. Adam Goldstein is a Professor and Director of Departmental Advancement at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Department of Family Medicine. Dr. Goldstein is the Director of Tobacco Intervention Programs (Nicotine Dependence Program and Tobacco Prevention and Evaluation Program) at the UNC School of Medicine. Dr. Goldstein has taught internationally on leadership development, substance abuse, health policy, cancer and clinical medicine in Moldova, Ukraine, Armenia, Argentina, Chile, Haiti and Israel.

Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D.

Karen Wolk Feinstein, Ph.D

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Dr. Feinstein is President and Chief Executive Officer of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation and its two supporting organizations, the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative and Health Careers Futures Dr. Feinstein serves on a number of nonprofit and for-profit boards, including the Board of Directors of NRHI, the Center for Innovation Advisory Committee at the National Board of Medical Examiners, the Board of Overseers at Brandeis University’s Heller School, and as co-chair of the Board of Directors for the Pennsylvania Health Funders Collaborative

Paul-Applebaum

Paul Appelbaum, M.D.

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Ethel Siris

Ethel Siris, M.D.

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Ethel S. Siris, MD is the Madeline C. Stabile Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center and Director of the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center at Columbia University Medical Center, New York Presbyterian Hospital in NY, NY. A clinician and a clinical investigator in the area of bone disorders including osteoporosis and Paget’s disease of bone, she has served as both a member of the Board of Trustees and as President of the National Osteoporosis Foundation in the US as well as the Board of Trustees of the International Osteoporosis Foundation. She was also a Member of Council of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research.