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Individual and group mental support in Israel

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Information from the Ministry of Health of Israel:

Individual and group mental support

If you believe that you need psychological therapy following the Swords of Iron War, we offer individual and group therapies. This applies to the wounded and injured, their relatives, evacuees from the north of Israel and around Gaza, and victims of traumatic stress.

In addition to teaching skills for emotion regulation, coping with traumatic events and emergencies, specialist psychologists, interns, and social workers with psychotherapy training provide short-term individual and group therapies, which can be online or in-person if in the center of Israel.

Fill out a request for psychological therapy (Hebrew only)

Resilience Centers

Resilience centers provide therapeutic services for free to stress (anxiety) victims against the backdrop of the war, through licensed professions who specialize in trauma-focused treatment. The centers provide individual, group or family treatments, either by phone, by Zoom or in-person in treatment centers across the country.

To whom is the treatment at the resilience centers intended for?

Treatment is intended for anyone who was traumatized by a war incident who feels stressed and difficulty functioning.

Who is eligible to receive treatment at the resilience centers?

The resilience centers provide their services according to your permanent place of residence. Therefore, you should contact the resilience center affiliated with the address registered in the Ministry of the Interior.

  • Residents of the southern district from the following localities: Sderot, Ashkelon, Netivot, Ofakim, Merhavim, Bnei Shimon, Hof Ashkelon, Shaar HaNegev, Eshkol, Sdot Negev and all Bedouin localities, including unincorporated ones, may receive emotional support at their local resilience centers.
  • Residents of the northern district may receive emotional support in the Eastern Galilee and Western Galilee resilience centers.
  • Residents from other localities may receive emotional support from the national resilience center.

Anyone who is not a resident of these localities is welcomed to contact the national resilience center at *5486.

Resilience centers in the southern district


Resilience centers in the northern district

Eastern Galilee

  • Cities: Kiryat Shmona, Safed, Katzrin
  • Locaoul cncils: Metula, Yesod HaMaale, Hazor HaGalilit, Rosh Pina, Gush Halab, Tuba Zangaria, Majdal Shams, Massadeh, Ein Kiniya, Bukatha, Rajar
  • Regional councils: Upper Galilee, Hermon entrances, Golan, Marom HaGilil

Western Galilee

Cities: Ma'alot Tarshiha, Nahariya, Acre

Local councils: Shlomi, Kfar Vardim, Fasuta, Meylia, Beit Jan, Horfish, Mazraa, Jit-Yanouch, Tefen, Abu Snan, Julis, Yarka, Jadeida-Macher, Kfar Yassif

Regional councils: Ma'ale Yosef, Mateh Asher


Judea and Samaria resilience centers


Emotional support by the HMOs

In order to provide task-specific emotional support during the emergency situation, all HMOs provide emotional support in the form of three therapeutic sessions with professionals.

HMOs' hotlines:


Regular physicians and therapists

It is recommended that you consult your primary care physician or other regular healthcare providers regarding possible forms of emotional support. Based on their previous familiarity with you, your regular healthcare providers can recommend the therapeutic course of action that is most suitable for you. You can schedule an online appointment (telemedicine) with most healthcare providers, or forward a written request to your primary care physician through the website or the application of your insuring HMO, so you can hold a long-distance consultation without the need to physically visit your clinic.

Those who have previously received psychiatric or psychological therapy

These traumatic events may trigger or worsen previous or existing mental conditions. If you have received psychotherapy before and you feel that your mental health is deteriorating in light of the war situation, you should contact your regular therapist. If your regular therapist is unavailable, you may contact the nearest HMO clinic or your primary care physician.

Additional forms of emotional support in the hotels and evacuation sites

In most evacuation centers there are mental health professionals who offer volunteer emotional support and you can benefit from their services. In such cases, it is recommended that you ask the volunteer professional what is their professional and credentials. Furthermore, you should remember that volunteer emotional support will usually be temporary and kept off your HMO record.

YAHEL centers

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Emotional support hotlines for all Israeli residents

Associations


Military, police, government agencies and local councils


Sign language interpretation

Sign Now IO – deaf persons are welcome to sign in to an immediate call facilitated by a sign language interpreter for any emergency call.

Emergency calls: www.sign-now.io

Professional emotional assistance and support hotline for new immigrants

A hotline operated by professionals that provides emotional support in Amharic, Russian, French, Spanish and English - *3201