Resilience centers

This unique model was developed in 2005 in partnership with the GOI, key government ministries and the Israel Trauma Coalition. The Centers aim to provide a seamless response along the continuum between emergency preparedness, crisis and recovery.
Emergencies and disasters have a dramatic effect on the civilian population and may manifest in post-traumatic and physical symptoms, decreased functioning and the inability to form and maintain social relationships.
A resilient society knows how to take targeted actions to improve personal and community capacity, in a manner that allows for the continuation of normal family and community life, even in times of crisis. This is the power of the ITC resilience centers.

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The Resilience Centers serve as a central address for immediate, multidisciplinary and pro-active intervention before, during and after emergencies.
The Resilience Centers are located in the Southern region, in the Gaza Envelope and in Judea and Samaria. Each center is operated by professionals, community activists and volunteers who receive dedicated professional training, based on the expertise we have acquired over the years and the knowledge and experience accumulated by Israel’s leading trauma organizations and government bodies.

The resilience centers – from emergency preparedness to recovery

The activity of the Resilience Centers is based on 3 pillars, which provide optimal emergency preparedness, community resilience and therapeutic continuity.

Preparing for an emergency situation: The Resilience Center provides the local authority, professionals and the general public with the knowledge and tools to properly prepare for an emergency, conduct mapping, provide professional training and deliver a comprehensive therapeutic response.

In an emergency: Resilience centers apply all the knowledge and tools they have acquired to provide an effective therapeutic and community response. The Resilience Center teams communicate messages of resilience to the population, provide an initial response to victims of anxiety and emotional distress, support teams, operate hotlines and conduct home visits.

With the return to normality: The Resilience centers work to restore a sense of normalcy, through a broad therapeutic response, providing personal and organizational support to teams, initiating activities to strengthen community resilience and by preparing for the next emergency.

The Resilience Centers operate in full partnership with key government ministries and with special thanks to the generous support of the Jewish Federations of North America, Nedivot-Westchester, the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, the Jewish Community of Colorado, CJP the Jewish Federation of Greater Boston, the Jewish Federation of Kansas and the Jewish Federation of Greater Miami.