Mental Health
What we get when we’ve nothing left to give - opinion
Nearly 40% of Israeli civilians fall within the clinical range for probable PTSD.
The ecosystem of healing
'A generation that is totally lost': Study warns of children's wartime trauma
From Start-Up Nation to recovery nation: Israel scales mental health tech - analysis
The psychology of knowing and how we decide when to ignore information
Sometimes we avoid information, and sometimes we deliberately seek painful information. Both avoiding useful and seeking painful information help manage emotional readiness and needs.
Knesset bill seeks military burial for Israelis whose suicide tied to IDF service
Under the proposal, discharged soldiers and reservists who took their own lives as a result of combat stress or other psychological harm incurred during service would be eligible for military burial.
Health index 2025: 39% of IDF soldiers report urgent need for mental health care
Among IDF soldiers, the picture is even more severe, with 39% reporting a need for mental health support, 26% expressing concern about depression, and 48% reporting sleep disturbances.
Mentally ill man steals car with infant in back seat at Hadera hospital, baby returned unharmed
Security alerted police, who arrived quickly, arrested the suspect, and returned the infant to the family unharmed.
Why spending time with grandchildren can ease war trauma for Israel's seniors
For Israelis over 60, time with grandchildren is more than joy; it’s healing, easing war stress, loneliness, and emotional scars.
Avoiding information can be coping strategy for threatening situations, study finds
“Our decisions about information are not only functional but often emotional,” the researchers wrote.
ARCCI urges appeal in Kachura case after nurse sentenced to seven years for death of teen patient
The Association of Rape Crisis Centers in Israel argued that the verdict and sentence fail to reflect a prolonged pattern of exploitation rooted in power imbalances between caregiver and patient.
Freed hostage Segev Kalfon denounces lack of support received from Israel since release
Ex-hostage Segev Kalfon calls out Israel’s lack of support since his release, sharing his harrowing experiences of captivity, violence, and the emotional toll faced in captivity in a KAN interview.
The guide to new connections after 60: how to make friends in later life
'A prank': Israel Police detain suspect for shooting rubber bullets at Ashkelon kindergarten
A six-year-old child reported being struck in the forehead, while two other children said bullets were fired at them, but did not hit.
