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is the premier center for applied social research serving Israel and the Jewish world. It seeks to improve the effectiveness of social services and social policies by developing and disseminating knowledge of social needs, as well as the effectiveness of programs intended to meet those needs. Studies conducted by the Institute are often the first national studies of their kind and continue to be the authoritative source for many years after they are completed.
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| The Women's Voice: Perceptions of Care Provided in Hospitals to Victims of Domestic Violence Catalogue number: RR-518-08
(2008)
Irit Elroy & Revital Gross, Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute;
Dvora Itzik & Zohar Lavi-Sahar, Ministry of Health
Since 2000, hospitals have been implementing a national program aimed at
increasing the rate of identifying victims of domestic violence by hospital staff and providing primary care by introducing them to specially trained social workers. The Ministry of Health asked the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute to contact these women directly to ascertain their perceptions of the hospital intervention in general and, in particular, the follow-up discussion with the social workers. Read more...
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| | Child Protection Officers: Roles, Work Methods, and Challenges Catalogue number: RR-512-08
(2008)
Authors: Talal Dolev, Rachel Szabo-Lael, Dalia Ben-Rabi
Child protection officers (CPOs) are at the forefront of efforts to protect children in Israel. During the past 15 years, many changes have been made in both legislation and the system of services for these children and their families. These changes have placed additional responsibility on the CPOs' shoulders and have necessitated changes in their staffing arrangements and work procedures, as has been done in other countries. This study was the first to examine in depth the work of CPOs in Israel. In addition, a review of the literature was conducted on a variety of topics, including the challenges and difficulties confronting child protection officers and alternative models for their work. Read more...
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| | Main Findings and Insights from an Evaluation Study of Three Models of Centers for Youth at Risk: Meitar, Ironoar and Muntada al-Shabab Catalogue number: RR-511-08
(2008)
Authors: Paula Kahan-Strawczynski and Liat Vazan-Sikron
This report presents an integrative analysis of data from an evaluation study of three models of centers for youth at risk . The report presents an analysis of issues common to the centers, such as professional practices, their contribution to young people and their place in the system of community services, which is offered as a basis for the continued development of such models. Read more...
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Institute News | 
Results of the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Bi-Annual Consumer Health Survey published
Results of the latest Myers-JDC-Brookdale Bi-Annual Consumer Health Survey, that examines public opinion on Health System performance, were published on at the beginning of the month. The survey is unique in that it is based on the personal experiences of consumers with the health system and serves as a basis for policy-making. The survey was conducted at the end of 2007 by Prof. Revital Gross, Ms. Shuli Bramli-Greenberg and Ms. Ruth Waitzberg of the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute and included a representative sample of the adult population. On March 3rd, Prof. Gross presented the main findings of the survey to the Minister of Health, Yaacov Ben Yizri and his top aides. Minister Ben Yizri, noted that "The survey is a very useful tool for the Ministry and for the HMOs" and added that the report will help him in setting policy for the Ministry. | | Back to Top |
| New on the Institute Website: See the full proceedings from the recent conference on children with Attention Deficit Disorder, which highlighted the Idud program | 
Findings from the Myers-Joint-Brookdale Institute evaluation of the Idud (Encouragement) pilot program were presented at the recent conference attended by top leaders of the health and education system. The conference was organized by the Institute in cooperation with Ashalim, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Health and the Jerusalem Education Administration. Speakers highlighted the program as a model for the future and welcomed the practical manual for implementing the program. The manual was released along with the study results at the conference and both are available on the Institute website. The conference was made possible through the generous support of the Mandell Berman Fund for Research on Children with Disabilities at the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute, as part of the Fund's broader program to encourage efforts to address this challenge.
For the full conference proceedings, click here. The full conference program
For the research report, click here. For the Idud program manual, click here.
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| Reports on the Evaluation of the Welfare to Work Program |  From welfare to work is an experimental program that has been implemented since August 2005 in four areas of Israel. The goal of the program is to integrate recipients of income support, who are required to take an employment test, into employment.An evaluation study is being conducted jointly by the Research an Planning Administration of the National Insurance Institute (NII) and the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute.
To review the available reports, click here. | | Back to Top |
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