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Menifa’s regional treatment centers for children & families were established as a response in the community to improve relationships between parents and children, and to help families to cope better with challenging situations. Menifa’s guiding principle is to recognize the importance of parents, the home and the community, in creating a safety net around young people who are experiencing functional, emotional and behavioral difficulties or find themselves in challenging situations.
The programs in Menifa’s family centers emphasize the resilience of the family and its ability to embrace change. Our approach involves multi-functional rehabilitation, combining education, training, support and sometimes also financial assistance. We offer a wide range of therapeutic treatments for children and families, including different individual, group and family therapies delivered by a multi-skilled professional team of social workers and therapists.
Nationally, Menifa supports over 1,000 families and individuals each year, servicing populations that are diverse in terms of culture, religion and family structure. Some of our facilities are funded by local municipalities’ welfare departments, and some are also open to paying participants.
Our treatment center facilities include:
• Emotional therapy for children, youth and parents.
• Parenting advice.
• Dyadic treatment (parent-child and family therapy)
• Group therapy (for parents and parent-child) plus specialist groups for mothers, divorced fathers, and for specific communities.
• Parent-child cooking activities, and photo-therapy to strengthen children’s social skills.
• Support groups for divorcing parents.
• Individual and group art therapy.
Established in 2018 to give therapeutic support to local families around the challenges of parenting, the Center supports up to 40 families (150 beneficiaries) with family, group and parenting therapy, including specialized programs for Ethiopian, Charedi and divorced families.
Menifa’s Lod Center supports 120 local families with parenting guidance, individual and group therapy, and fun family activities. The therapy journeys with the families are intensive and effective, with noticeable progress observed in most cases.
Our Jerusalem Center supports 120 teenagers and their parents for up to 18 months, inspiring families to strengthen the connections between parents and teenagers and turn their challenges into opportunities for growth. The Center began working in partnership with the Jerusalem Municipality in 2024.
Menifa runs four different facilities serving a total of 350 families in Or Akiva: the Beit Yahav Regional Family Center, the Family & Couples Therapy Station, the “Young Parents” Unit for Parenting Young Kids, and the “Waves” Unit for Family & Teen Therapy.
