The Israeli Trauma Coalition (ITC) last week opened a new resilience center in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, which has been ravaged by war in the past year and a half.
Founded in 2001 as a UJA Federation of NY initiative, the ITC specializes in treatment of trauma and emergency preparedness in Israel and around the world — before, during and after a crisis. The coalition provides counseling, direct trauma care, trains professional therapists, offers emergency services and establishes resilience centers that provide guidance and resources.
The new resilience center joins four others the ITC has opened throughout Ukraine — in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Ternopil and Khmelnytskyi.
First Lady of Ukraine Olena Zelenska expressed her gratitude to the ITC and other Israeli humanitarian organizations working in Ukraine for “contributing to dissemination of the knowledge regarding mental assistance.”
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet approved an extension of humanitarian aid for Ukrainian citizens who have fled to Israel until the end of 2023. The extension includes continued provision of medical care for lifesaving treatments.