JEPRU responders providing psychological first aid beside welfare pods at an incident scene
10th Year AnniversaryHeads Up CIO · Registered Charity No. 1170821

The 4th Emergency Service

The Jewish Emergency Psychological Response Unit — JEPRU — bridges the fatal gap between physical rescue and psychological survival. Instant deployment under strict JESIP compliance and clinical governance.

JEPRU welfare pod and 4th Emergency Service response vehicle with responders supporting a survivor at a cordoned incident scene

On Scene

Welfare pods, mobile command and trained responders — deployed alongside blue-light partners under JESIP.

In Cooperation With TIKVA

Antisemitism Telephone Support Hotline

Confidential telephone support for anyone affected by antisemitic incidents, abuse or intimidation — staffed by trained JEPRU and TIKVA responders.

Now Operating

Deployment Doctrine

Three lines of psychological defence

01

Stabilise Acute Panic

Rapid Cognitive Psychological First Aid (PFA) delivered on-scene and within Humanitarian Assistance Centres (HACs), in the minutes that decide long-term outcomes.

02

Support Family Reception Centres

Managing high-stress, emotionally volatile environments through body identification and missing persons phases, alongside police and coronial teams.

03

Protect the Protectors

Peer-backed Trauma Risk Management (TRiM) and psychological decompression to prevent PTSD and burnout among community security and emergency personnel.

Frontline Record

Proven where it mattered

Heads Up CIO carries an operational history across the United Kingdom's most severe mass-casualty incidents and international conflict response. JEPRU formalises that experience into a standing, recognised unit for our community and nation.

  • 2016Heads Up CIO established
  • 2017Manchester Arena bombing
  • 2017London Bridge & Borough Market attacks
  • 2017Grenfell Tower
  • 2022Ukraine war response
  • 2023Aftermath of October 7th
  • 2025Manchester Heaton Park Shul terror attack

UK National Responder Training

For professionals and general public

New national training programmes for responder skills and public awareness will be announced soon.

Coming Soon

Establishment Budget

Total investment required

CategoryAmount (GBP)
Fleet & Mobile Infrastructure (CapEx)£255,000
Secure AI & Comm Systems (CapEx)£65,000
Personnel & Governance (OpEx)£385,000
Operations & Running Costs (OpEx)£168,000
Training & Simulations (OpEx)£162,000
Total Estimated Investment£1,025,000