The story behind the statistics this Mental Health Awareness Month Outdated thinking needs to be re-evaluated with a focus on a whole-person and community approach to tackling mental-health concerns. Azi Jankovic May 13, 2025
Hochul announces $4.5m to support mental-health services for youth The grant can help people "remain connected to their families, schools and communities while on a path to stability,” Deb Falk, chief program officer at the Jewish Child Care Association of New York, told JNS. Izzy Salant May 8, 2025
The danger of decolonization therapy How a misguided framework harms Jewish mental health and fuels antisemitism in health care. Miri Bar-Halpern and Dean McKay April 8, 2025
Post-Oct. 7: Ensuring a next generation of health-care workers Strengthening Israel starts with rebuilding and investing in well-being of its citizens after trauma nationwide. Ariela Gordon-Shaag and David Brodet Feb. 27, 2025
Nonprofit fills a black hole for IDF lone soldiers returning home with PTSD The New Jersey-based Nevut (“navigation” in Hebrew provides mental-health and other crucial services to heroes returning home and readjusting to civilian life. Mike Wagenheim Feb. 21, 2025
‘Days of heartbreak’: Israel prepares to receive fallen hostages The identification process is expected to take hours and involve numerous experts. Professionals advise avoiding overexposure to distressing images. Maytal Yasur Beit-Or Feb. 19, 2025
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
