Trauma treatment organizations warn: Budget cuts will deepen the national resilience crisis

A coalition of resilience and trauma treatment organizations, led by the Israeli Coalition for Trauma, is calling on party leaders to anchor mental health care in coalition agreements. The organizations warn that budget cuts threaten the continued operation of resilience centers and deepen the national resilience crisis, presenting four immediate demands, including funding for resilience centers and establishing a dedicated center for reservist families.

Just days before the elections, a coalition of resilience and trauma treatment organizations is calling on party leaders to anchor trauma care in the guidelines of the next government and in coalition agreements. The organizations warn of a worsening national resilience crisis due to expected budget cuts. The appeal is led by the Israeli Coalition for Trauma, together with the Forum of Reservists' Wives, the Student Union, and the Organization of Victims of Hostile Acts. The organizations present four required steps: funding resilience centers, establishing a dedicated center for families of reserve soldiers, turning the 'Resilience in Academia' project into permanent public funding, and a broad pilot of a 'Resilience Readiness Seal' in municipalities. The article cites the organizations' data: 14 local resilience centers and a national center treating over 20,000 trauma victims, and 22 resilience centers in academia that have provided care to over 100,000 students and faculty members.