Emotional First Aid
ERAN is Israel’s largest NGO and non-profit organization dedicated to providing emotional and mental health support. For over five decades, we have been a trusted source of care, offering a safe, compassionate, and confidential space for people to share and be heard.
With a nationwide network of trained volunteers and professionals, ERAN makes emotional support accessible to anyone, anytime. Our mission is to empower individuals to cope with challenges, reduce loneliness, and find renewed strength and hope.
Our Services
Emotional First Aid
ERAN offers a safe space for anyone in Israel to talk. Our dedicated volunteers provide confidential emotional support and a listening ear, 24/7/365. We are here for you, anonymously and free of charge.
Knowledge Center
ERAN’s Knowledge Hub offers a wealth of information, practical tools, and helpful tips on a variety of mental health topics. Our goal is to provide you with the resources you need to understand, cope with, and overcome life’s challenges.
Training Center
ERAN operates a professional training center that provides workshops and courses on emotional support and mental health first aid. We offer our expertise to organizations, businesses, educational institutions, and private groups in Israel and internationally.
ERAN for Olim
Making Aliyah is complicated and stressful in times of emergency. It is important that you know you’re not alone.
The Ministry of Aliyah and Integration and ERAN offer free and anonymous emotional support and professional psychological assistance for Olim and Returning Residents.
The service is provided in various languages, so that you can express the difficulties you are facing in your own language and share and ease some of the difficulties, even slightly.
Support Our
Life-Saving Mission
Your donation can save a life.
ERAN provides Lifesaving Emotional First Aid Services, offering initial response and emotional support on the phone and online, while maintaining strict confidentiality and anonymity.
US Friends of ERAN
US Friends of ERAN, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides financial and operational support to ERAN in Israel by recruiting volunteers and programs for the US branches of ERAN.
US Friends of ERAN, Inc. is an IRS-recognized 501c (3) organization.
Get Involved and Make a Difference
*Israelis Only
At ERAN, we believe in the power of volunteering. Volunteering at ERAN can impact people’s lives and contribute to the well-being of our community. Join us to learn and take part in the art of listening and helping others. Sometimes, just listening can save a life.
Israelis! living aboard and looking for a way to give and get back?
Join our community of volunteers in North America, Asia, Europe and Australia!
ERAN volunteers are there for anyone in distress, providing anonymous emotional support and assistance 24/7, every day of the year.
ERAN In The Media
Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah & Integration has partnered with ERAN–Emotional First Aid in a unique initiative: it offers new Olim and returning residents a dedicated mental health support line, therapy in their native language and professional support that helps them start over in a welcoming environment
Behind rising suicide rates among reservists are untold stories of trauma, silence and systemic failure; families say many returned from war deeply changed, yet fell through the cracks of military and civilian care, with deadly consequences
Interview with David Koren, CEO of ERAN on “A Country in Trauma” on The Jerusalem Post
The Emergency Panel brought together top voices from Magen David Adom (MDA), Metiv, and ERAN (Emotional First Aid), who stand at the forefront of the country’s emotional and physical recovery.
David Koren, head of ERAN, Israel’s leading emotional first aid organizations, speaking at the Jerusalem Post online conference, “A Nation in Trauma,” said that his organization receives approximately 1,000 calls each day from Israelis who are experiencing stress and trauma.
ERAN’s leaders discuss the surge in mental health needs during Israel’s ongoing crisis, the launch of a national emergency center, and the vital role of global Jewish support.