Many children are exposed to traumatic events during the course of their childhood. In Israel with the escalation of conflict specially in the south, children may feel vulnerable and threatened in a...
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Sderot Trauma Centers in Danger of Closing Down
Imagine that you are 18 years old. You have just completed high school and in a few months you will enter the army. In the meantime, you spend your time going out with friends and working to save...
The Impact of Palestinian Rocket Terror on Israeli Children
Photo: Anav Silverman, Sderot Media Center There have been many questions bouncing around in the media this week. Why is Israel at war? Why are there so many Hamas men dead? Why are Hamas firing...
Psychological trauma growing in Sderot
In a recent study conducted by NATAL (Israel Trauma Center for Victims of Terror and War), researchers discovered that close to 56% of Sderot residents have suffered in some way from Palestinian...