All of us at the Dream Doctors Project are thinking of the people affected by Hurricane Florence and sending our best wishes for a complete recovery.

And we’ve been remembering all the amazing people we met exactly one year ago, when Dream Doctors Smadar Harpak, Penny Hanuka and Yaron Sancho Goshen traveled to Texas and Florida to bring much needed relief to those suffering from stress, anxiety and depression after Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

Emotional support is crucial to survivors, both during and after natural disasters. In this video, Penny “Fifi” Hanuka describes the medical clowns’ special techniques for both calming and empowering young children who have been evacuated during their most difficult moment, when it’s time for everyone in the shelter to go to sleep…