Tikvah for Parkinson

Tikvah for Parkinson is a non-profit association based in Jerusalem, Israel working on health, mental health, community development.

Tikvah for Parkinson is a registered Israeli nonprofit based in Jerusalem that supports people living with Parkinson's disease and their families. It provides occupational therapy, speech therapy, Parkinson-specific exercise, professionally facilitated support groups and monthly educational lectures, and works with the medical community to integrate emotional support and patient education into Parkinson treatment in Israel. It also aims to raise awareness of the needs of the Parkinson community among the public and government bodies. The organisation was founded by Debbie Shapiro, who lives with Parkinson's, and its name means 'hope' in Hebrew.