title: Post-traumatic reaction of Israeli Jewish and Arab children exposed to rocket attacks before and after teacher-delivered intervention.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Belonging to ethnic minorities is a risk factor for traumatized children. this study investigated the influence of exposure to rocket attacks during the 2006 Lebanon War on Jewish and two groups of arab Israeli students and the effect of implementing a teacher-delivered intervention focusing on resilience enhancement.
  
  
  METHODS
  Children from both ethnic groups (N = 1,372) were assessed for stressful life events, symptoms and parental concern regarding adaptation before the 16- week program (t1) and after its completion (t2).
  
  
  RESULTS
  arab children reported more severe symptoms at t1. the three groups showed a significant decrease to the same level at t2. Both ethnic groups differed in the level of parental concern and in the way stressful life events affected children's symptoms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  the results suggest that school-based programs with teachers as clinical mediators could be a valuable, cost-effective cross-cultural model of intervention after mass trauma, moderating vulnerabilities of ethnic minorities.
authors.affiliation: Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Donald J. Cohen and Irving B. Harris Resilience Center for Trauma and Disaster Intervention by the Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Leo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wolmer
authors.affiliation: Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Donald J. Cohen and Irving B. Harris Resilience Center for Trauma and Disaster Intervention by the Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hamiel
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Michelle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Slone
authors.affiliation: Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Donald J. Cohen and Irving B. Harris Resilience Center for Trauma and Disaster Intervention by the Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Maya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Faians
authors.affiliation: Donald J. Cohen and Irving B. Harris Resilience Center for Trauma and Disaster Intervention by the Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Meyrav
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Picker
authors.affiliation: Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel.
authors.forename: Tal
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Adiv
authors.affiliation: Brull Community Mental Health Center, Tel Aviv, Israel Donald J. Cohen and Irving B. Harris Resilience Center for Trauma and Disaster Intervention by the Association for Children at Risk, Tel Aviv, Israel Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel Child Study Center, Yale University, Connecticut, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Nathaniel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Laor
mesh_terms: D018912:Arabs / Q000208:ethnology*; D002648:Child; D005178:Faculty; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel / Q000208:ethnology; D007585:Jews / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D012572:School Health Services; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome