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Consequences of Operation Wall Guard: A tenfold increase in calls to the Resilience Centers in the South

After another round of fighting, during which the various organizations and associations handled about 2,000 telephone inquiries and 800 field treatments, the resilience centers are preparing to provide emotional support to the residents of the area and a further increase in applicants.

"Referrals usually come only two weeks later, when people start to feel exhausted and anxious."

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Friday, 28 May 2021, 18:44

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A 10-fold increase in applications to resilience centers compared to the week before the operation.

Alarms in Ashkelon during the operation (Photo: Flash 90, Flash 90)

A week has passed since the end of Operation Wall Guard and the round of fighting, but its consequences for the residents of the south continue to pile up.

According to data published this week by the "Israeli Coalition for Trauma," ten times as many applications were made to the resilience centers in the south compared to the week before the fighting.

The Resilience Centers in the South, which are run by the coalition, an association that unites about 40 organizations and associations that deal with the field of mental trauma treatment, provide counseling, training and psychiatric services.

According to the data, during the period of the operation, they provided an answer to about 2,000 telephone inquiries, assisted in about 900 group interventions, in about 800 field treatments and in about 600 interventions with emergency teams.

However, according to a therapist at one of the resilience centers, the number of referrals will increase.

"These figures are still expected to rise, by far. Only after a few days do people start contacting the resilience centers."

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Hila Gonen Barzilai, director of the Resilience Center in Sderot, explains the upward trend in inquiries, noting that they are used to her in the center.

"Referrals usually come only two weeks or more after the events themselves, so people feel more exhausted, anxious and exhausted. During the operation people hold themselves and their family, and only after they try to get back to routine and fail, do they realize they need professional help."

She said the role of the centers is to provide support to residents who are having difficulty returning to routine in the days after the fighting.

"These are people whose intensity, depth and complexity are manifested in reactions of anxiety and symptoms of trauma. Some residents have difficulty sleeping, some suffer from nightmares. Some children insist on continuing to sleep in the emergency room and do not agree to go anywhere alone.

"Some children stutter," she says.

In the south, they are trying to get back to normal after the fighting.

Ashkelon, Today (Photo: Official Website, Ashkelon News)

Tali Lebanon, director general of the Israeli Coalition for Trauma, notes the importance of the centers in providing psychological assistance to residents. "Now that the recovery process is beginning, we need to care for and strengthen the children, parents and adults.

"These days, we are receiving support and assistance from the organization 'Matan - Investors in the Community', which established the 'Israeli Mutual Guarantee Fund'," she says.

In this way, we can ensure the resilience of the residents of the south, and their return to routine. "

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