ELEM USA - Youth in Distress in Israel
Nati Ben David currently serves as the Head of Clinical Criminologists at the Shaar Menashe Mental Health Center since September 2022, leading a team of clinical criminologists in high secure wards. Additionally, Nati has been a Group Therapist at ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel since May 2017, providing therapy to youth and children. Previous positions include Mental Health Therapist at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center from November 2019 to August 2022, Clinical Criminologist at the Ministry of Health Israel from September 2017 to November 2019, and Therapist at מעגלים from September 2016 to September 2019, focusing on therapy for men who have sexually abused others. Nati holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminology, a Master's degree in Clinical Criminology from Bar-Ilan University, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at Bar-Ilan University, with previous education in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy from the Tel Aviv Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis.
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ELEM USA - Youth in Distress in Israel
Founded in 1982, ELEM/Youth in Distress in Israel is the country’s leading nonprofit organization dedicated to treating and transforming the lives of troubled youth. ELEM’s 280 professionals and more than 1,700 volunteers don't wait for referrals to treat these youth, but seek them out on their turf -- on the streets, in schools, on the Internet and at bars and nightclubs. The 25,000 young people we serve annually and the additional 100,000 youth who reach out to ELEM online each year face tremendous challenges, such as: domestic violence, substance abuse, neglect, bullying, homelessness and prostitution. ELEM works with secular and religious Jews; Christian and Muslim Arabs including Bedouins; immigrants, including those from the Former Soviet Union and Ethiopia; and the LGBT community. Many live on the streets and most of them will not seek help from traditional social service groups. Our 78 programs in 43 cities provide counseling, mentoring, vocational training and a safe space for Israeli youth to envision a positive future for themselves and become productive members of Israeli society.