GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEISRAELMEASURESHA'LEV ("THE HEART") CARE SETTINGS PROGRAM
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Ha'Lev ("The Heart") Care Settings program
Type of Measure
Services > Social services > Shelter Safe accommodation
Form of Violence
Trafficking; Violence against women and girls;
Brief Description

Ha'Lev ("The Heart") Care Settings program is aimed to provide a safe space to girls and young women aged 13–25 who are on the continuum of prostitution and in situations of sexual exploitation for consideration.

Response provided in the care settings includes initial assistance as shelter, food, shower, hygiene products and clothing; assistance with exhaustion of rights vis-a-vis state entities such as the National Insurance Institute and the Ministry of Construction and Housing; in-depth treatment of coping with the sexual exploitation trauma; assistance with integration into studies or vocational training and integrating into work for a friend employer aiming to exit the cycle of prostitution.

Currently, there are 17 care settings operated nationwide for girls and young women under three models: The Limited Model – runs three days a week, ten hours a day – in six cities; The Extended Model – runs five days a week, ten hours a day - in five cities; The 24/7 Model – constant activity – operated in three cities. The total operating budget for the centers is 24,461,000 NIS (6,783,416 USD).

As of 2024, both the Tel Aviv-Jaffa and Petah Tikvah centers provide a monthly budget of 1,900 NIS (526 USD) monthly for each patient to address individual needs.

The center in Tel Aviv-Jaffa accepts people aged 13–21 of all genders.

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