Rami Benbenishty, Ph.D., is a professor at Luis and Gaby Wiesfeld School of Social Work of Bar Ilan University and the head of research and evaluation at Haruv Institute. His past research includes numerous published studies on school violence and children, youth at risk, and the implementation of a large-scale school violence prevention model in Israel. Dr. Benbenishty is also an advocate of children’s rights and serves on numerous public committees addressing children’s needs and rights.