Expanding Therapeutic Services Shachar, A center for children-victims of sexual assault and trauma
The Yachdav Association of Be'er Sheva and The South
Field: Disabilities and Health
Requested sum: $30,000 | 24% of total budget
3rd Year | Location: Kiryat Gat
// About the Organization
The Shahar Center is a regional treatment center for children and teenagers up to the age of 18 who are dealing with trauma due to sexual abuse. The center is run by the Yachdav association which operates dozens of treatment centers nationwide whose main goal is to reduce social gaps for a marginalized and disadvantaged population.
// Project Description
A regional therapeutic center for children and adolescents (up to the age of 18 ) who are coping with trauma due to sexual abuse. The center provides a therapeutic response using innovative trauma-focused therapeutic methods. The treatment focuses on processing the sexual trauma, understanding how it manifests in the child’s life, and reducing post-traumatic symptoms. The center works in a multidisciplinary approach that combines consulting, guiding, supporting, developing safety programs and creating a work plan tailored for each child.
// Project Goals
The purpose of the project is to expand and provide more therapeutic treatments, to three units operating in the center:
1. sexual abuse in the ultra orthodox community, working with ultra orthodox therapists,
2. children dealing with trauma due to sexual abuse,
3. children exhibiting inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behavior.
// Target Population
The target population: children up to the age of 18 who have been sexually harmed either by exposure to inappropriate content, or through abuse (by other children or by an adult from within or outside the family) and children up to age 13 with inappropriate or harmful sexual behaviour .The Shachar Center also provides assistance to family members of the children.