Israel has 20,000 traumatized troops and not enough rehab staff The Israeli Defense Ministry needs an additional 150 mental-health professionals to deal with the war's aftermath, an official warns. JNS Staff Dec. 2, 2024
Older, more religious health-care workers who responded to Oct. 7 fared better, study suggests The Israeli researchers found that male health professionals and those with more professional experience also coped better with trauma than did their peers. JNS Staff Nov. 26, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox social workers treat wartime trauma “My mission is to ensure that there will be no second generation of pain from Oct. 7,” says Pinchas Weiss, the founding director of what was originally an NGO catering to the ultra-Orthodox. Etgar Lefkovits Nov. 11, 2024
Oct. 7 massacre survivor commits suicide "I've lost my sister, but I want to raise an outcry so others don't lose their loved ones," said Eyal Golan, whose sister Shirel was found unresponsive at home on her 22nd birthday. David Isaac Oct. 21, 2024
‘Home Away From Home’: Serving up normalcy during war Fifty kids from northern Israeli communities took part in the Israel Tennis And Education center's three-day camp in Beersheva. Amelie Botbol Oct. 16, 2024
Inescapable trauma: Israel’s mental-health crisis after Oct. 7 Sounds and images are seared into the collective consciousness as Israelis grapple with the psychological toll. Nathan J. Minsberg Oct. 7, 2024
Pro-Israel supporters unsupported in the mental-health sphere The latest trend? Mental-health professionals seem to be declining patients and colleagues who are Zionists. Paul Schneider Sept. 29, 2024
Toll of war: Two-thirds of Israeli women report health decline Briah Foundation survey reveals a sharp reduction in preventive care, with up to 59% of evacuees and 40% of non-evacuees skipping essential screenings and exams. Maytal Yasur Beit-Or Sept. 11, 2024
Faced with a Jewish world in crisis, know that we’re made for this moment When at-risk populations are empowered, they can become engines for strengthening families, communities and societies. Ariel Zwang March 28, 2024
