Metiv promotes healthy coping and post-traumatic growth within Israeli society
through innovative evidence based interventions, training and research
Peer-reviewed scholarly articles, journalistic articles and books for both academic and lay audiences
18 on staff, augmented with 40 freelance mental health professionals
Children’s emotion regulation clinic
2,000 mental health professionals trained in Israel
250 global alumni of International Summer Course
Peace of Mind for IDF veterans
Program for treatment resistant PTSD veterans with Ministry of Defense
Trauma care and training for members of Israel’s Ethiopian community
Our Team
Danny Brom, PhD
Founding Director Of Metiv The Israel Psychotrauma Center
Ruth Habshush
Projects Coordinator
Racheli Brooks
Director, Peace Of Mind
Ben Rub
Clinical Director
Nadav Stern
Researcher
Anthony Goldstein
UK Peace Of Mind Director
Chaim Landau
Development & Partnerships
Anna Harwood-Gross, Ph.D
Director Of Research
Yehuda Lapian
Community Relations
Sheli Ehrlich
Groups Coordinator
Do the veterans on the Peace of Mind program suffer from PTSD?
Peace of Mind is not a PTSD program. Most IDF veterans do not suffer from PTSD, but that does not mean that everything is alright. Veterans may suffer from a variety of post-traumatic symptoms even without classification of PTSD. They too deserve to live their lives free of the emotional and mental burden from their military service.
Why does Peace of Mind work with units and not individuals?
The group nature of the program allows it to be non-stigmatizing. Working with a unit allows Peace of Mind to engage with the entire range of post-traumatic symptoms, from those who are almost symptom free to those who are in urgent need of psychological care. Following the group intervention, those who need it receive individualized treatment.
Why are the veterans all men?
Peace of Mind works with veterans from elite combat units who have been through traumatic experiences. The vast majority of these veterans are from all male units.
Peace of Mind has worked with a few mixed units and one all female unit, but most units are all male.
Why does Peace of Mind take place in Jewish communities overseas?
The veterans on Peace of Mind are not used to talking about their feelings. It may be very challenging for them to speak and share emotions that have until now been kept deep inside.
The distance from Israel allows the veterans to open up and speak in ways which they could not do in Israel.
Furthermore, the love and support of the host Jewish community plays a key role in creating a safe, quiet and supportive environment for the program.
Does the IDF partner with Peace of Mind?
Initially we started the program in cooperation with the IDF, and the IDF would refer to us units for the program. In recent years the units have contacted us on their own and we interview and place the units on our own. We are in regular touch with mental health professionals from the IDF but we are not part of the IDF, rather we are an independent recognized Israeli non-profit affiliated with Herzog Hospital and Hebrew University.
