September 2026 Dr. Ravit Alfandari, together with Dr. Shiran Reichenberg and Dr. Shira Rosenberg-Lavi, has been awarded a research grant by the Child and Youth Rights Program (ChYRP) at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Minerva Center for Human Rights.
June 2026 Dr. Ravit Alfandari and Dr. Tal Solomonica presented recent research on child maltreatment detection practices in Israeli pediatric emergency departments at the DARE Conference in Zurich, Switzerland.
May 2026 Dr. Harel Munish was invited to present on integrating digital decision support for child maltreatment at the InterCAP, an International Course on Child Abuse Paediatrics, held in Paris.
April 2026 A brief look back at five rewarding years serving on the Editorial Board of the ESWRA Journal. It remains a deeply meaningful experience to help facilitate the conversations and research that move our practice forward.
April 2026 Our research team member Tal S. will present at the European Conference for Social Work Research (ECSWR 2026), showcasing our AI-driven clinical decision-support system for the early detection of child abuse in pediatric emergency care, based on national survey findings and real-world implementation data
December 2025 Our team member Bat-El Rehavi Bernstein, a Lead Nurse on the Child Protection Team, presented at a specialized training course for Child Protection Teams working in Jerusalem hospitals. The presentation focused on our pilot program, emphasizing the critical role of triage nurses in identifying suspicious signs of abuse and violence. Bat-El highlighted how streamlined communication between nurses, physicians, and social workers—facilitated by the pilot—ensures that at-risk cases do not "fall between the cracks" in the clinical setting.
Feb 2025 Our principal investigator Yuval was invited to present work on cross-sector data collaboration between health and welfare systems at a conference hosted by Israeli Association for Medical Informatics (IAMI) at the Hilton hotel, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Watch a short video in which Principal Investigator Ravit explains how the project enhances the identification and response to child maltreatment (In Hebrew).
December 2025 At the upcoming Training for Child Protection Teams and Pediatric Departments in Medical Centers meeting, held at Hadassah Ein Kerem, our team member Batel will present the pilot conducted at Shaare Zedek Medical Center on clinical observation and the nursing role in identifying and caring for children at risk. The presentation will highlight field-based insights and lessons learned from real-world clinical implementation.
