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Tag Archives: Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit
Four Months After EMT Died In Motorcycle Accident, His Widow Follows In His Footsteps and Volunteers for United Hatzalah
Last December, Yoel Souisa Z”L, a Dimona resident and United Hatzalah volunteer EMT, was riding his ambucycle (emergency motorcycle) on Highway 25 in the Negev when he was struck by a car that carelessly inserted itself into the highway from … Continue reading
Helping Hurricane Ian Survivors Choose To Tell A Positive Story – One Social Worker’s First-Hand Account of Treating Survivors in Fort Myers
By Hadas Rucham, Arriving in Fort Myers after a long day of traveling, we met with local authorities to identify communities where our expertise in the field of psychological first aid and emotional stabilization could be of greatest use. We … Continue reading
Finding Strength After the Storm – Israeli Clinical Psychologist Discusses Aiding Evacuees In Fort Meyers In Wake of Hurricane Ian
– By Dr. Sharon Slater On our first day in Florida, we visited a shelter for people who had lost their houses due to the hurricane. Most of them were elderly, but there were also some young families and a … Continue reading
Empowering Communities in The Aftermath of Disaster – Mission Leader Gavy Friedson discusses relief missions in response to both Hurricane Fiona and Hurricane Ian
On September 18th, just after Hurricane Fiona made landfall in Puerto Rico, I received a phone call that would drastically change the next few weeks of my life. I was about to embark on not one, but two, major relief … Continue reading
United Hatzalah Sends Relief Mission To Florida In Response To Hurricane Ian
Just over a week after United Hatzalah sent a mission to Puerto Rico to assist with Hurricane Fiona, the organization dispatched a second relief team, this time to assist in Florida following the devastation caused by Hurricane Ian. “This is … Continue reading
Helping Others Learn How To Help Themselves
By Avishai Levkovitz My name is Avishai Levkovitz and I am a social worker. I have been volunteering with United Hatzalah as part of the Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit (PCRU) for a short time now and I was asked … Continue reading
After the Rains Come
By Gaby Hilkowitz Rurka There is a lot of emotional and psychological trauma currently in Puerto Rico. A lot of it dates back to Hurricane Maria which took place in 2017 when large parts of the island were devastated by … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, International Rescue Missions, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged emergency response team, emotional well-being, floods, hurricane Fiona, Israel, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Puerto Rico, Relief mission, trauma, United Hatzalah
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The Loss Here Is Real – A Psychologist First Responder In Puerto Rico Speaks About The Devastation Following Hurricane Fiona
By Kamila Forkosh-Lavan My name’s Kamila Forkosh – Lavan, and I’m a practicing psychologist from Jerusalem. I volunteer with United Hatzalah of Israel’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, a unit that provides psychological first aid for people suffering from mental … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, International Rescue Missions, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Women Volunteers
Tagged Anasco, disaster releif, First Responders, humanitarian aid, hurricane Fiona, International disaster relief, Israel, Psychological First Aid, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Puerto Rico, Relief, United Hatzalah
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In Wake of Hurricane Fiona- Combined Israeli-U.S. Volunteer Aid Group Becomes A Force Multiplier of Human Intervention in Puerto Rico
On Friday, September 23rd, a team of seven first responders and mental health experts arrived in San Juan to assist residents in the country find relief in the wake of Hurricane Fiona. The battered residents, particularly in the southwestern side … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, International Rescue Missions, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit
Tagged Anasco, disaster relief, EMTs, First Responders, Hurican fiona, hurricane Fiona, International Aid, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Puerto Rico, Tikun Olam, United Hatzalah, volunteers
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Israeli Delegation Departs To Puerto Rico To Offer Psychological and Medical Aid In Wake of Hurricane Fiona
Early Thursday morning, a delegation of medical and psychological experts from the emergency medical service (EMS) organization United Hatzalah, departed from Israel en route to Puerto Rico. The team, which is comprised of four members of the Psychotrauma and Crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Community Outreach, International Rescue Missions, Press, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit
Tagged disaster reflief, First Responders, international delegation, Israel, OLAM, Psychological First Aid, Psychotrauma, Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, Puerto Rico, United Hatzalah
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