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This chapter describes an integrative model of coping with individual and community stress, developed by the Community Stress Prevention Center (CSPC) in Kiryat Shmona, a border town in the north of Israel. Two studies will illustrate the implementation of this working model. The first focuses on children evacuated from their homes during a military operation, and the second evaluates interventions in a school following two traumatic events involving children and teachers alike. The central theme across the studies is that of resiliency and the use of individual and community resources.
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Lahad, S., Shacham, Y., Niv, S. (2000). Coping and Community Resources in Children Facing Disaster. In: Shalev, A.Y., Yehuda, R., McFarlane, A.C. (eds) International Handbook of Human Response to Trauma. Springer Series on Stress and Coping. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4177-6_28
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