Haruv Institute - Annual Report - A Snapshot 2017

ABOUT THE HARUV INSTITUTE

The Haruv Institute, established by the Schusterman Foundation Israel, is the leading body in Israel for training and research in the field of maltreated children. The goal of the Institute is to train professionals, professional aides, investigators, parents and children, addressing every aspect of the detection, treatment and rehabilitation of maltreated children, and the prevention of this phenomenon.

The uniqueness of the institute lies in its multi-disciplinary and comprehensive activities, which help promote this goal from every aspect – the medical, legal, psychological, educational and social.

The Institute works towards coalescing a professional and public congregation, characterized by broad general education and suitable skills and training, to advance the well-being and welfare of maltreated children. Towards that goal, the Institute works to improve the tools at its disposal through the following means: · Renewing and building up cutting-edge professional knowledge and its dissemination in Israel and throughout the world. · Conducting study programs and courses, both short and long-term, for different target groups. The programs are all customized to the specific needs of each group · Organizing conventions, study days and seminars with the participation of prominent experts from Israel and abroad · Producing and disseminating information and professional publications on the abuse and neglect of children · Training young researchers Exchanging professional knowledge between Israel and other countries · A constant search for new initiatives and joint collaboration on new projects in the field of abuse and neglect, assembling resources and knowledge. This includes the operation of The Haruv Children's Campus in collaboration with thirteen agencies and organizations and the “Mehalev” project for preventing child abuse, in collaboration with the Myers-JDC- Brookdale Institute and the Child Welfare Bureau. The Haruv Institute employs workers and research assistants from different professions related to each field of activity. The Institute’s work is escorted by a public board of directors, whose members are prominent figures in the related professional fields.

Further information is available at the Institute’s internet site: www.haruv.org.il/eng and on Facebook: /https://www.facebook.com/haruvinstitute

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