Kerem Centers offer emotional therapy for children and youth who have been sexually assaulted. The aim is to help young victims deal with the experience and its ramifications, improve their daily functioning in the wake of the trauma, and restore them to regular, normative life. With a regional outreach, each Kerem Center provides an immediate, professional response that is suited to the needs of the child and family, with no charge.

We see children up to the age of 18 (or through completion of high school) who have undergone different kinds of sexual assault, within the family and beyond, and whether the event was investigated by the police or not. After an initial assessment which involves meeting the child and parents, an individual therapeutic program is designed for one-on-one sessions with the child, guidance, and support for the parents, family therapy, and group therapy.

The Kerem Centers employ professional therapists (men and women) who specialize in a sexual-psychological assault, clinical social workers, and expressive-creative therapists. We believe it is very important to match the therapeutic program to the language, culture, and community of the child and family.

In addition to providing therapy, the Kerem Centers work to identify children in the community who have been assaulted and to prevent further assaults by training workers in various fields to provide first-response care for young victims.

For more information, please contact:

• Kerem Center – Western Galilee

  Email: [email protected]

  Phone: 04-8736192

• Kerem Center – Nazareth and Surroundings

  Email: [email protected]

  Phone: 04-8450457

• Kerem Center – Galilee and Golan

  Email: [email protected]

  Phone: 04-6528786