Mental Health

Understanding mental health is vital for educating, empowering, and reducing stigma as well as improving mental well-being for individuals and society.

How Israeli non-profits heal mental wounds from Oct. 7, all the way in India

HEALTH AFFAIRS: “Our main job is to normalize and validate what they’re feeling: a normal response to an abnormal situation," one volunteer says.

Are you being gaslighted by your rabbi or therapist? Here's how to tell

Morning prayer: “Keep us far from an evil person and an evil companion.”

By MIRIAM ADAHAN
18/05/2025

Disconnect to reconnect: Helping kids find balance between screens and real life

By fostering awareness, setting boundaries, and emphasizing the value of authentic relationships, parents can help their children navigate the digital world responsibly.

Jerusalem's Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping kids with trauma, disabilities

Feuerstein Institute spreads its techniques for helping children with disabilities and traumatized youngsters and adults.

How to predict PTSD severity by brain connectivity patterns: University of Haifa researcher

Symptoms include flashbacks, hyperarousal, avoidance of trauma-related stimuli, and changes in emotional and cognitive responses.

Is it love? Psychologist shares 10 ways that real love manifests

Understanding who can and can’t love helps us protect our sense of self-worth around people who don’t value us.

By DR. MIRIAM ADAHAN
13/04/2025

High levels of anxiety after last year’s Iranian drone, missile attack

The key findings reveal that 41% of participants experienced peritraumatic distress – an intense emotional and physical reaction during or immediately after a traumatic event.

Killing in warzone not harmful to soldiers' mental health if 'circumstances are justified'

The Norway-based study was published a year and a half into the Israel-Hamas War.

Is there a radical new way to cure PTSD?

A relatively new treatment addresses "the root cause of anxiety, depression, PTSD, and Long COVID symptoms," according to the company Stella Global's website, which promotes its use.

Hila Hadas and Israel’s mental health crisis: A system under strain but fighting for change

As Israel grapples with the psychological aftermath of war, Hadas’s message is clear: mental health cannot remain an afterthought.

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