PREVENT PTSD.

An Emergency Psychological First Aid Kit Designed by a Consortium of Psychiatrists, Therapists, First Responders, Parents and Teachers to Mitigate New Cases of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children Living Through Violence, War, Terrorism and Other Crises

 

URGENT NEED.

On October 7, our entire reserve of Healing Arts Kits were exhausted. We are now producing emergency Kits through the United States for immediate delivery to the children of Israel and those affected by the ongoing war.

HELP US PACK KITS FOR CHILDREN AT WAR

PACK HEALING.

“After the October 7th terrorist attack on Israel, I knew that I wanted my Bat Mitzvah project to be connected to helping children who were affected. I learned about the the Healing Arts Kits and their impact on the trauma of terrorism. The Healing Arts Kits allowed me to channel my love of art into a meaningful cause. ”
— Sophie W.

Thank You To All The Communities That Have Helped Pack Kits

 
 
 
 

SAFER CHILDREN.

“We found that (the Healing Arts Kits) are an effective treatment and a revolutionary work in preventing PTSD. We saw immediate effects in our Day Care Centers throughout Israel. We know the children under our care to be safer because of this program.” ”
— Hila Stern, Director, WIZO





““We have had 100% success (with the Healing Arts Kits) and our paramedics continue to request them as a permanent fixture in their equipment.” - Dovie Maisel, Vice President of International Operations, United Hatzalah ”
— Dovie Maisel, Vice President of International Operations, United Hatzalah

IN EMERGENCIES.

To save children from the devastating effects of trauma, conflict and crisis through ground-breaking arts-based psychological aid.

IN DEPTH.

Created by psychiatrists, therapists, first responders, parents and teachers and based on a combination of cutting-edge science and on the ground experience working with Israeli children living through rocket attacks from Gaza, Artists 4 Israel’s Healing Arts Kits intend to slow or stop the onset of new cases of PTSD. They are an emergency, psychological first aid tool that works through defusing the neurological process that solidifies trauma. During crises, individuals experience new and terrifying sights, sounds, smells, physical sensations and emotional pain. PTSD sets in when a person's brain is unable to process all the stimuli in a safe manner which results in a feedback loop in the mind and memory. The Healing Arts Kits create specific, alternative sensations which create a constructive distraction, stimulate self-healing and, interrupt the feedback loop. Available immediately, the Kits work in the critical first 30 seconds and 30 minutes when traumatic memory is permanently stored. After rigorous review, The Healing Arts Kits have been used and endorsed by many top psychological and educational institutions, including the Israel Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma, the Israel Trauma Coalition, United Hatzalah, WIZO and, the Israel Ministry of Education.  

To The Child, It is Simply Art. To Us, It is Science

The Healing Arts Kits are designed by psychiatrists, emergency first responders, art therapists, artists, teachers and parents combining the most recent research and best practices in dance, drama, play and art therapy combined with the input of care-givers and on the ground medical personnel. Each Kit is intuitive to use either by the child alone or is heightened by specific, simple instruction for the adult. The items inside are deceptively simple, while seemingly just play, are specially created by this team to serve all parties affected by the trauma.

FOR THEM.