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The Israel-Hamas war and its impact on resilience and wellbeing

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Sep 25th, 2024

Resilience and Wellbeing During Armed Conflicts

The Israel-Hamas war

In Adversity

On October 7, 2023, Hamas launched a coordinated attack on southern and central Israel, marked by widespread rocket fire and attempts to breach the Gaza border. This assault led to violent confrontations with the Israeli populace and military, resulting in over 1,400 Israeli deaths and approximately 5,600 wounded. The conflict has displaced around 200,000 people and deeply affected the nation's sense of security, while ongoing hostilities exacerbate social, political, and legal tensions within Israel. The impact of this unprecedented attack continues to unfold, leaving the country grappling with immense challenges.

The objectives of the proposed study are:

To assess resilience at the national, societal, and community levels within Israel, particularly in regions heavily affected by the conflict
To identify the factors that contribute to or undermine resilience, such as trust in institutions, community cohesion, and the psychological impact of displacement
To explore methods to enhance resilience through improved crisis management, social support systems, and public trust-building measures
To provide evidence-based recommendations to Israeli policymakers on strengthening national preparedness and response strategies

The principal investigators are Prof. Shaul Kimhi and Prof. Bruria Adini.

Research

Jun 27th, 2022

Resilience, Stress, and Wellbeing

East European countries during the Ukraine war

In Adversity

The Russian attack on Ukraine represents a global challenge, impacting directly many countries bordering Ukraine and Russia, and indirectly additional countries that though located further, are also hosting refugees. It inflicts harm and distress on many civilian populations. Prof. Bruria Adini and Prof. Shaul Kimhi initiated a cross-national comparative study, aiming to include 14 European countries.

The objectives of the proposed study are:

To assess the degree of resilience at the levels of national, societal, and community resilience
To identify antecedent variables that strengthen or weaken resilience at each level
To propose means for enhancing resilience-supporting factors and decreasing factors that suppress resilience
To present evidence-based findings that will assist decision- and policy-makers in designing the appropriate response.

The principal investigators are Prof. Shaul Kimhi and Prof. Bruria Adini.

Research

May 19th, 2022

Functional Resilience of School Systems

Lessons learned from the corona pandemic looking ahead

In Adversity

As part of the non-pharmaceutical interventions employed against the COVID-19 pandemic, school closures, with a transition to distance learning, was one of the most common containment strategies. Preparing the school system for a future crisis requires the ability to examine the effectiveness of schools' functioning during distant learning and their level of preparedness for future crises. Functional resilience is defined as the ability to maintain vital functional continuity in the face of disturbance.

The objectives of the study include:

To develop a functional resilience index of schools cross-nationally
To evaluate and validate the functional resilience index
To map the factors that are related to functional resilience;
To compare the level of functional resilience in different types of schools
To identify which characteristics/variables of schools will successfully predict functional resilience.

We hypothesize that differences will be observed on the school level and varied according to the schools’ characteristics, among each stakeholder, as well as on the cross-national level.

The Principle Investigators are Arielle Kaim, Prof. Bruria Adini, and Dr. Shahar Lev-Ari. The project is conducted in collaboration with Prof. Petra Dickmann and Dr. Jennifer McGowan.

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