Coping with Difficult Events in the Middle East

Recent events in the Middle East are horrific and difficult to process. We extend our support to those who have been directly and indirectly affected by the situation there.

If you or someone you know is struggling to process these tragic events, or you are feeling overwhelmed, help is available through the EAP.

Here are some other supports:

• EAP Tips for Personal Coping after a Traumatic Event
• EAP Wellness Resources
• MGB Well-being Offerings
• R U Ok? – Check in with a Colleague 
• NPR: How to Talk to your Children about conflict in Israel and Gaza, Hamas : NPR
• APA – Managing Media Overload
• U.S. citizens seeking to be in touch with the U.S. Embassy in Israel, please click this link for the crisis intake form, or call 1-833-890-9595 (toll free) and 606-641-0131 (local). For the latest security alert regarding Israel, please click here
• U.S. citizens in Israel who have family members missing in the Gaza periphery can go to the Israel National Police’s combined assistance center at 4 HaNegev Street in Airport City.  Additional information can be found here: Family Center (Hebrew only at this time)

Humanitarian Aid Organizations

• Airlink
• American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee
• Doctors Without Borders
• Friends of United Hatzalah
• Global Empowerment Mission
• GlobalGiving: Israel-Palestine Crisis Relief Fund
• International Committee of the Red Cross
• Lutheran World Relief
• Mercy Chefs
• Save the Children
• World Central Kitchen

Anti-Semitism

• B’nai B’rith International – Understanding Anti-Semitism
• United States Holocaust Museum – Understanding the Holocaust

Islamophobia

• Georgetown Bridge Initiative – What Is Islamophobia?
• ADL – Anti-Muslim Bias and Acting as an Ally

Help from the EAP

The EAP offers free and confidential services for employees and immediate household family members. EAP records are separate from medical and HR records. Contact the EAP at 866-724-4327 or request an appointment via our online form for confidential assistance. In-person appointments are available at the following locations.  Phone or Video (Zoom) appointments are available from all locations.