ITC in the News

The world continues to grapple with the novel coronavirus pandemic, which has spread to every continent since December 2019 when it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province.

“People are shutting themselves off and are lonelier. There are also callers with mental health issues, who have lower stress thresholds and their anxiety is greater,” says one mental health volunteer.

Opinion: When considering the data during a flare-up between the IDF and Palestinian factions, few take into account the tremendous mental health cost of the populace facing constant stress

Speaking at Jewish Federations General Assembly, vice mayor of tragedy-struck city says Jewish community ‘gave us strength’ and ‘taught us how to be resilient’

Mental-health professionals from the Israel Trauma Coalition kick off a series of train-the-trainer sessions for about 65 professionals.

Le Monde [French]: Recognizing that “sword in hand” is neverending here, Israelis are paying more attention to the psychological toll of trauma.

Israel 21c – Recent terror wave has seen a new threshold of stress for parents in particular; ITC is providing workshops to help for parents, as well as other populations, including Arabs.

NJJEWISHNEWS – This is a tourist’s account of regular incoming rockets thwarted by the Iron Dome, with a particular focus on the way shelters were built into the areas where children played in order to prevent disruptions in emotion or lifestyle.

Israel 21c – The constant barrage of rockets in the summer of 2014 brought out people’s kindness, creating camps for the kids and other activities including ITC’s care for those suffering from trauma.

Israel 21c – ITC travels the world over to bring resiliency training to community leaders in trauma-intense areas, whether terror (Boston Marathon) or natural disaster (Haiti), while developing resiliency centers at home that have proven a model for researchers who come to learn from them.

Haaretz – This is a detailed description of how Israeli trauma specialists helped Boston cope after the Boston Marathon, including training local professionals to bring resiliency forward.

WBUR – WBUR’s interview with Talia Levanon illustrates the message that goes beyond “we know what you’re going through,” and reaches one of recovery: “we know what you’re going through and we’ve come through to the other side.”

Boston Globe – A Bostonian perspective on the training and support provided by the ITC in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon terror attack provides worldwide context.

Times of Israel – Strategies used by ITC in Boston, from artistry to depending upon on community strength and support, foster local recovery.

Times of Israel – ITC focuses on promoting resilience in Watertown, the site of the chase to find the Boston Marathon terrorist.

The New York Jewish Week – Americans who were helped by Israelis during Hurricane Sandy go to Israel to offer support in Sderot.

The New York Jewish Week – ITC Director Talia Levanon accountsthe ITC’s trip to Toulouse in the aftermath of the terror attack.

Journal of Jewish Communal Service, Volume 85, No. 1, Winter 2010 – ITC DirectorTalia Levanon discusses developing trauma resiliency through preparedness.