For Your Bar/Bat Mitzvah Project Help Youth in Israel!  

Partner With NATAL: Israel Trauma and Resiliency Center

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Create a NATAL fundraising campaign that your friends and family can donate to in recognition of your Bar or Bat Mitzvah!

Click "Create a Branch Campaign" to start your Mitvah Project today! 

What is NATAL?

NATAL is the largest and most comprehensive trauma treatment organization in Israel, providing help to all Israelis struggling with psychological trauma related to the security situation in Israel, terrorism and war.

With multiple programs, 200 therapists and 180 highly trained volunteers throughout country, NATAL is an apolitical nonprofit, helping all Israelis - Jewish, Muslim or Christian.  Since 1998, the organization has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Israelis by providing support for trauma survivors, and advancing the resiliency of Israeli society through treatment, prevention, public awareness and research.

NATAL’s Work with Teenagers Like You!

We all experience stress. Young people in Israel experience the same stressors as young people in the United States, but also have added pressures related to the constant security threat in Israel. Israeli youth have had to live through war, military conflicts, and countless terror attacks that have occurred in the cities and towns in which they live.

 In fact, 70% of all children living in the south of Israel exhibit symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) because of the ongoing fear of rocket attack and danger.

Even in times of relative calm, the stress of living “in the line of fire” may feel overwhelming and make it difficult to function “normally” without outside help.  Young people may feel depressed and anxious.  They may not be able to sleep or concentrate in school.  They may withdraw from family and friends, and may become irritable or even aggressive.  Some even develop health problems such as severe stomach aches or headaches.

 NATAL is there to help….  NATAL offers:

A telephone Helpline teenagers can call at any time for immediate and ongoing support An online forum for teenagers to get information and peer support Individual and family therapy in clinics throughout Israel Mobile units that treat families in their homes during a crisis and afterwards Support and skill building groups Leadership development groups, cultivating personal strengths to deal with crises, and empowering teens to help others during those times