Acute response to the October 7th hostage release: rapid development and evaluation of the novel ReSPOND protocol implementation within a children's hospital.
Naama de la FontaineTamar SilbergJörg M FegertShlomit TsafrirHana WeismanNoa RubinMoshe AshkenaziNitsa NacaschMichael L PolliackWendy ChenMeirav Herman-RazRonit Wachsberg-LachmanovichLiat Pessach-GelblumAmitai ZivAnat MoshkovitzNoya ShiloYael Frenkel-NirDoron GothelfItai M PessachPublished in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2024)
There is currently no literature addressing the response to released hostages, especially those involving infants, young children and families within a children's hospital facility. This study has the potential to fill a crucial gap in knowledge by introducing a novel protocol which could offer valuable insights for public health organizations tasked with providing acute care to diverse individuals and families experiencing extreme, multi-layered mass traumatization.