Carmit Katz is a social worker and full professor at the Paul Berwald School of Social Work and Social Welfare at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Prof. Katz’s area of ​​expertise is childhood abuse and neglect. Her work focuses on the fight against child abuse, believing that preventing harm is a supreme moral obligation. Prof. Katz promotes interdisciplinary discourse and emphasizes the importance of working directly with children in all contexts of their lives – a principle that guides all of her professional work.

Prof. Katz is committed to policy change and works in national and international arenas to advance children’s right to a life free from violence. Prof. Katz is a Senior Advisor to the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN), she founded and led the Israeli Public Committee for Policy Change on Childhood Sexual Abuse, and she founded and led the International Group of Scholars Protecting Children from Maltreatment During COVID-19. ISPCAN recognized this group as a leader in promoting the safety of children during a global pandemic.

In addition, Prof. Katz is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Child Maltreatment  and an associate editor of the journal   Child Abuse and Neglect .

During the “Iron Swords” war, which began with the October 7, 2023 massacre, Prof. Katz initiated and led, together with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the development and writing of a series of innovative and groundbreaking intervention plans for the treatment of children directly affected by the war, including a plan for accompanying children who were orphaned by both parents, an intervention plan for children exposed to severe violence and massacres, and a plan for receiving kidnapped children. Prof. Katz also leads, together with the Ministry of Social Affairs, the psychosocial support system for children who returned from Hamas captivity.