" Who'll even listen to me"? The Cognitive-Emotional Spiral Effect of Integrating Volunteer Youth into Emergency Teams

Examining the implications of recruiting youth for local community emergency team (CET) in a small rural settlement near Israel's eastern border, is at the center of this chapter. Three different perspectives were examined: The contribution to professional operations of the emergency team, to community social capital and to youth empowerment. The article is based on a study which included participant observation and in-depth interviews with youth CET members and their parents, and with adult CET organizers and members. Findings …