Response Units from Israel Provide Support After Harvey

As of Sunday afternoon, some 2,500 evacuees from Houston and the surrounding towns of Beaumont and Port Arthur had made their way to the mega-shelter set up for them at the Dallas Convention Center. At the center, all the services that evacuees would need for their long-term stay until they could return home were being provided. Police, fire and rescue services, social services, EMS and hospital teams and even day care services were all on hand at the center. In the mix of the servicemen and women and multitudes of volunteers who were located at the center to provide a helping hand, were three volunteers from the Israel Rescue Coalition and United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit. “Our team is working together with the Red Cross, the Psychological department of the hospital team that is here and with the children’s department. Today we focused primarily on working with the children who are here,” said Einat Kauffman, a Psychotherapist and Ph.D. candidate who specializes in treating grief and loss. “What really moved me was to see how fast the children understood what was happening around them. Whenever we asked them, where do you live, they responded by pointing at a bed nearby and saying “This is my bed, and over there is my parent's bed.” It was quite sad on the one hand, but simply remarkable to see how quickly they adjusted on the other.” The work of the team members involved getting the children to release some of their frustration and anx...
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