By skyforbes 
Domestic Violence Shelter, Counseling, and Prevention
Established in Tel Aviv in 1993, the NA’AMAT Center for Women and the Family was the first women’s shelter in Israel. Dedicated staff and volunteers ensure residential services for up to 30 residents and their children at a time, while up to 1,500 women and men receive counseling each year, including free legal advice. NA’AMAT is dedicated to helping families struggling with domestic violence re-enter Israeli society stronger, with better mental and physical health, and access to resources for success. As more than 200,000 women in Israel are exposed to domestic violence each year (i24 News, 2022), these services are critical. The center also offers a special “Abba Program” aimed at fathers who want to improve their parenting skills, need grief counseling, or who want to stop the cycle of violence in their own family.