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Suffering from anxiety, drug use: 41% increase in requests for assistance from youth at risk
Elam reports that the third closure is expected to worsen the situation of many of the young people at risk, which worsens as time goes on.
The number of people suffering from depression and anxiety increased during the corona period 4.4 times, and the number of those reporting violence increased by a similar rate.
Also, twice as many young people reported self-harm
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Maya Horodnichano
Sunday, December 27, 2020, 6:00 p.m.
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The third closure will begin tonight (Sunday) at 17:00 and fifth- to tenth-grade students will return to study from home, when for some it is not a safe place, and for others distance learning is not possible.
The new restrictions are expected to exacerbate the difficult situation of many young people and young people at risk even today.
An Elam Association report published this morning shows that the situation of young people is getting worse as time goes on.
From September to November, 6,517 young people applied for assistance from the association - an increase of 41% compared to the same period last year.
1,700 of the young people first turned to the organization for help.
There was also a worsening of symptoms - and more applicants reported depression and anxiety, loneliness, self-harm, alcohol and drug use, and cases of violence.
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The aggravation of the distress of youth and young people is recorded both in relation to the corresponding period last year, but also in relation to previous months of the corona period.
2,272 young people reported suffering from depression and anxiety from September to November - 4.4 times more than last year and 1.4 times more than in previous months.
In addition, four times as many young people reported suffering physical, verbal, or sexual violence from March to May.
The number of reported loneliness also increased during the corona period from 1,359 in the first months to 1,459 in the last three months.
Also, nearly twice as many young people reported self-harm in those months.
Also, according to the report, the number of young people Elem helps shows that 16% reported dropping out of school, and when looking only at the ultra-Orthodox society - the numbers are even higher and reach 26%.
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Yoav, a 22-year-old who volunteers at a youth center in Elam's Holon, says that during this period many teenagers have difficulty learning from a distance, especially those who also had difficulty concentrating on their studies in educational institutions.
"We get boys from all kinds of schools, you can see that the situation is not the best, they do not find interest in the zoom classes, and we get a lot of requests for help with studies, more than usual," he said.
"Whoever used to be on the street - now is constantly on the street"
Yoav also noted that many of the boys who come to them are on the street for long hours because the educational institutions are closed.
"They canceled the framework, so boys who liked to be on the street after school hours, now they are constantly on the street because there is no school," Yoav clarified.
"They're looking for employment on the spot after six hours, after three hours in zoom."
Yoav used the center's services himself when he was a teenager, emphasizing that assistance at these ages "is the critical time to guide and be with them in the process."
The report also mentions testimonies of young women describing the difficulties during this period.
"I feel like I'm sinking into depression and anxiety. Most of the day I just lie in bed, if I don't sleep I try to fiddle with the phone to be distracted but I feel like I'm sinking," the 17-year-old described. "I have no desire to even speak. My face is pale, my eyes are heavy, I feel empty inside."
On the other hand, Danny (pseudonym), a twelfth-grade student, said he manages to persevere in school after two years with the help of their husband, but also describes difficulties that arose. Per week '.
Did zoom and still it was not the same and also in a phone call.
It's hard to understand how half an hour of support can help everyone, "he said.
Danny expressed hope that in the current closure they can continue with normal activities." Two years ago I would say it's crazy that I do not leave home, now I'm bigger and mature And you have to learn to live with it. "
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