NEW YORK — A new US program will train participants who work in the field of psychology to better recognize and respond to antisemitism, amid growing concern about anti-Jewish discrimination in mental health care.

The pilot program, led by Dr. Miri Bal-Halpern of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Dean McKay of Fordham University, will offer doctoral psychology courses in New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts, according to a Tuesday statement from the Academic Engagement Network, an advocacy group that supports Jewish academics.

“Addressing Antisemitism in Psychology Graduate Programs: Training Academic Faculty in Trauma-Informed Activism” will include curriculum development and faculty workshops.

The end goal is to provide “competent, evidence-based care to Jewish patients,” the statement said.

Participants will be taught to recognize contemporary antisemitism, understand its mental health impacts and incorporate the lessons in training and clinical work, the statement said.

The initiative aims to build a network of professionals who can bring the training back to their own campuses and communities, and form a national model to help psychology programs contend with antisemitism.

The program is funded by an Antisemitism Education Initiative grant provided by the Academic Engagement Network. The network, which says it........

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