I recently came across a recently published research article about March of the Living trips to Poland and Israel. Results showed that the trips led to increased depression and anxiety – see the abstract at
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link.springer.com]
On the one hand, this is hardy surprising. On the other, it does raise the question of whether we should be sending high school age children to experiential trips such as these.
Does anyone have experience with March of the Living trips who can give actual information about how they prepare students for this, both during and after the trips?
Thanks,
EF
