Objectives

ERICE is an initiative promoted by a group of Palestinian, Israeli and Arabic-Israeli specialists, child psychiatrists and psychologists, supported by members of international academic community, who have dealed with children and adolescents well-being and mental health for many years. Guided by the belief that children everywhere are to be cherished and that respect for and protection of children is a shared human value, ERICE works to promote human rights, joint action, training and interventional projects focused on enhancing the wellbeing of children and familiesaffected by the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

ERICE brings together child mental health professionals from Israel and Palestine to formulate and accomplish joint projects to enhance the well being of children and families that neighbour one another in this strife-torn region of the world. ERICE group represents a think tank for the research and the intervention aimed at protecting children and adolescents affected by the devastating effects of war, out from the “logic of competition”. The attention is all focused on children and adolescents who are living in conflicts areas, promoting a preventive and supportive action that protects their mental health, as fundamental element to build a future of peace.