In response to the current invasion of North Gaza, Gaza Community Mental
Health Programme (GCMHP) Launches Crisis Intervention Team

As part of its role and commitment to alleviate the mental health consequences of Israeli military operations against Palestinian citizens, GCMHP launched the crisis intervention program following the last Israeli invasion against Northern Gaza Strip. In this context, GCMHP responded to the immediate needs of the population in terms of mental health counseling and debriefing of the pressures and mental health problems among the civilians who experienced Israeli attacks and home demolitions. The crisis intervention team visited the injured people in hospitals, and the families of victims as well as the families whose homes were demolished. The team provided the necessary counseling and awareness regarding the negative impacts of exposure to such incidents. The crisis team informed families and individuals of proper ways of coping with the anticipated symptoms, resulting from the violent incidents and traumas. Further, the team referred some cases to GCMHP's community centers to receive further intervention and follow up.

It is worth to mention that the crisis intervention activities come in the frame of GCMHP's continuous work and commitment to serve the Palestinian population and provide mental health support and counseling for victims of Israeli violations. Also, they aim to enhance the mental well-being of people and provide emotional debriefing after the traumatizing events directly so as to alleviate its mental health consequences and protect them from anticipated future disorders.