The ARAN branch in Ramat Yishai marks a decade of activity | Emknews

The ARN branch in the Jezreel Valley is currently celebrating 10 years of activity. The branch that began in Nahalal has been operating for the past four years in Ramat Yishai, thanks to the efforts of the head of the local council, Ofer Ben Eliezer, who understood the importance and contribution of ARN and the end. For the activity of the branch a suitable and proper structure. It should be noted that ARN branches around the country are given to the association by the authorities and local councils.
Over the years, the branch’s activity has increased significantly, and today it has more than 65 volunteers, the vast majority of whom are residents of Ramat Yishai, of whom five drives answer risk calls and save lives every day. Most of the volunteers at the branch have retired in recent years and were looking for a place to volunteer and give to others. Volunteers from the branch have undergone a lengthy training process to provide mental first aid and assistance in cases of mental distress, anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts and more.
Over the past two years, the branch volunteers have accompanied the residents of the valley in dealing with the corona plague and the health and mental consequences that followed, and provided a quick, accessible response while maintaining the privacy of the applicants.
Beyond the ongoing and daily activities of the ARAN volunteer branch, they also come to the divisions and high schools in the regional schools in the valley and give students and the educational staff a workshop that includes training on mental resilience, adolescent crises and how to manage and succeed them successfully. Frontal and using a zoom for about 450 male and female students from the Jezreel Valley area.
According to Mira Farbstein – Director of ARAN branches in Ramat Yishai, Haifa and the Krayot: “In the last two years, we have witnessed an increase in levels of tension and pressure in Israeli society. We are witnessing tensions following the corona crisis, the security and economic situation. We see the importance of the response, the listening ear for so many applicants and are happy to be there for them and give fun, fast and anonymous. “
ARAN has been operating for 50 years and provides a humanitarian volunteer service to provide life-saving mental first aid to the entire Israeli public in all its sectors, anonymously and immediately, 24 hours a day, all year round by calling 1201 and on the association’s website www.eran.org.il.