Trauma

Addressing trauma before the battle: PTSD in IDF soldiers - opinion

To be effective, PTSD intervention must occur as close to the traumatic event as possible to prevent it from becoming entrenched.

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv
 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

Border Police officers visit the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im, near the Gaza border, February 21, 2024

Wartime distress: Thousands of Israeli troops turn to mental health org. for emotional support

 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 New Dawn for Israel’s War Orphans

Sunflowers Opens Five Healing Centers in the South

 Group session at one of the Sunflowers centers

A Nation in Trauma

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

 A Nation in Trauma

War doesn't end on the battlefield: Israel must better support veterans with PTSD - editorial

Daniel Edri's recent death by suicide is not an isolated tragedy, but rather part of a deeper national mental health crisis.

 Daneil Edri, an IDF soldier.

New study reveals psychological impact of twin separation during Hamas-Israel War

The study draws on decades of research in child development and twin studies to assess the psychological implications of such forced separations.

 A toy lies in front of a house in Nir Oz ahead of the first demolition of a building since the October 7 massacre, to make way for the rebuilding and renewal of the kibbutz, in December

Even when the war ends, Israel's bereaved families never fully heal - opinion

The public’s attention to bereaved families is waning. A bereaved family is one that has lost a limb of its body; remember that our pain does not fade, even as the days pass and the headlines change

 DEMONSTRATORS CALL for the release of the hostages still held captive in Gaza, at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv.

On mental health, crisis, and (in)action - opinion

Civil society has stepped up in extraordinary ways. Therapists, volunteers, and communities have built pop-up support systems overnight. But they cannot, should not, replace the role of government.

 THE WRITER addresses a recent ICAR Collective conference, which took place with the participation of international experts, policymakers, professionals, and influencers to discuss the most urgent challenges in the realm of mental health and showing resilience in the face of trauma.

Tze’ela Gez’s mother-in-law, Naomi: 'Life is still beautiful'

'For me, life is very, very straight. Hashem is the king. We have to understand what that means deeply. It’s not just words.'

Hananel, Tze'ela and sons in happier times.

Israel needs to build a better system to handle mental health crises - opinion

We are in a national trauma crisis, and yet no one seems to be sounding the alarm. There is no “burning platform.”

 An illustrative image of a therapist and patient.

The war-within-a-war: The silent front of Israel's mental health - opinion

The Israel-Hamas War is now overlaid by an openly declared Israel-Iran confrontation, creating what many Israelis feel is a new war inside the preexisting one.

  Israelis take cover in a public shelter in Jerusalem, during a ballistic missile attack fired from Iran into Israel June 13, 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.