Emotional Resilience

The birth of an Army of Healers: Jews, Palestinians offering support during war - opinion

The Army of Healers, a growing network of Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators trained in trauma-informed methods, has been supporting both Israelis and Palestinians for the past year and a half.

THE ARMY of Healers: Arab Palestinian and Jewish facilitators from Israel unite in their shared humanity.
Defense Tech saves lives

Resilience in conflict zones: How Israel's defense tech is saving lives

 ITZIK SAIDIAN appears before the media upon his release from Sheba Medical Center in 2023. He had set himself on fire outside the Defense Ministry in 2021 after years of begging for help from battle scars no one could see, says the writer.

Israel must save IDF soldiers from PTSD - opinion

 People take shelter in an underground parking lot in Tel Aviv, during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 24, 2025.

The mental health crisis is just starting after 21 months of war - opinion


The right to be forgotten: A crucial step in healing from October 7 - opinion

Recognizing the right to be forgotten is a crucial step toward helping victims of October 7 and their families to recover.

 Two women cry and grap the picture of their loved one at the site of the Supernova music festival.

A Nation in Trauma

WATCH: Inside the emotional toll and remarkable fortitude of a country under fire

 A Nation in Trauma

Sleep deprived and pushing through: The view from central Israel amid Iran missiles - opinion

Israelis were jolted awake on June 13, and for the weeks that followed, they were not able to catch a full night's sleep and spent their days running to and from shelters, extracting a heavy toll.

 People take shelter in an underground light rail station in Tel Aviv during ongoing missile attacks from Iran, June 17, 2025.

Innovation and investment: Israel's path to national resilience - opinion

Investing in resilience technologies and mental health is essential to Israel's continued existence as a strong, stable, and secure society.

 MEMBERS OF the Resilience Accelerator in Sderot meet with Teva Israel CEO Yossi Ofek (far right) in Tel Aviv as part of the accelerator’s initiative to connect resilience-promoting start-ups with Teva Pharmaceuticals.

One Family mobilizes as war with Iran escalates

While Israeli families suffer loss and pain, OneFamily, the national organization for the care of bereaved families and the wounded, calls the public to take action.

 Moshe Saville, CEO of One Family, visiting the wounded at Wolfson Hospital

Crisis, conflict, and the kindest generation - opinion

For six years, Israeli children have known about pandemic, war, and little else, but they have not allowed their tumultuous adolescence to define them.

 NATIONAL SERVICE volunteers at the ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran rehabilitation village shower a special education student with severe disabilities with affection, as though he were their own sibling.

Building Resilience: TAU National Center for Trauma and Resilience

The Miriam and Moshe Shuster Building will be the new home for the center and its flagship facility: The Trauma and Anxiety Clinic.

 Architectural rendering of the Miriam and Moshe Shuster Building, designed by architect Erez Shani.

It starts with our children: Healing the deepest wounds of Israel's war - opinion

The emotional toll of the war is hard on children. Home Within the Heart, a University of Haifa initiative, works on addressing children's emotional needs.

 CHILDREN PARTICIPATE in a Home Within the Heart session.

We are not okay — and it’s time to say it out loud - opinion

There's a price to pay for suppressing the national emotional state. We can only begin to heal by acknowledging that things are bad and change is needed.

 VISITORS TO the site of the Nova music festival massacre stand as nationwide sirens sound on Remembrance Day last month. We’ve learned to live with pain and violence to the point our that emotions have dulled, the writer laments.

The game that may change the way parents communicate with their children

Two experts in their fields, Dr. Tal Aperman-Yitzhak and Shelly Porper-Rosen, created an innovative game that may change the way parents communicate with their children on complex topics.

Bari-Li

Confronting hate: How Jewish communities resist antisemitism in the US - opinion

Despite the statistics, despite the threats, I see people proudly wearing kippot. In airports, travelers pause to lay tefillin. The Jewish people have always endured, and they will again.

 A view of a US flag and an Israeli flag held up by people during a demonstration to show support for U.S. President Joe Biden, for not inviting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to the White House, in front of the US Consulate in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 30, 2023.