Second Line: Supporting the mental healthcare frontline in Israel

The SECOND LINE initiative serves as a platform to support frontline trauma and mental care in Israel. Second Line was formed in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, in collaboration with the Israel Ministry of Health and the Israel Trauma Coalition, and is focused on the recruitment and deployment of licensed mental healthcare professionals from outside of Israel to travel to Israel or to volunteer remotely to provide individual and group care to affected individuals, families, and local mental healthcare professionals working on the ground in Israel.

Second Line is focused on facilitating the mobilization of mental health professionals for Israel including processing, logistics, licensing and placement in coordination with the Israeli Ministry of Health and providers across the Israel Trauma Coalition network who serve on Israel’s frontline for psychological care. Second Line is supported and advised by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) and Birthright.

We are currently seeking international volunteers who are available either to join our first cohort and prepare to travel to Israel for a period of six weeks-three months, or who are available remotely via Zoom.