PTSD
How Israel’s surf therapy teams are helping evacuated teens heal during war - opinion
As a social worker at HaGal Sheli (My Wave), an organization that supports people coping with post-trauma through surf therapy, the sea is usually the setting for our healing activities.
IDF reservist found dead in Bat Yam shelter as residents seek cover
Freed Gaza hostages relive trauma as Iran war sirens trigger captivity memories
Strength and strain: Israel’s defense and societal resilience in the long war with Iran - editorial
Israel sees spike in PTSD and suicide among troops as war against Hamas, Hezbollah persists
Israeli studies show that the Gaza war and conflicts in Lebanon and Syria have taken their toll on the mental health of soldiers.
The war that never pauses: How rolling trauma is shaping Israeli life - opinion
In the past, we were used to thinking of trauma as an event with a beginning, middle, and end. The ongoing war and the current tension surrounding Iran break this sequence.
'Pillar of the community': Mourning loss of lone soldier Joshua Boone, family pushes for IDF burial
Since Boone’s death was just over two weeks after his reserve service officially ended, the Defense Ministry does not recognize him as a fallen soldier under existing criteria.
Frija trial begins: IDF reservist faces manslaughter charges in mistaken shooting
The trial of IDF reservist Aviad Frija, charged with manslaughter for mistakenly killing an Israeli in a terror attack, begins January 19. The case has sparked public debate.
'I'll carry this my entire life. You can't heal': Ex-hostage Romi Gonen discusses her trauma
Former Gaza hostage Romi Gonen delivers a raw account of isolation, sexual abuse, and survival in Hamas captivity, telling Channel 12’s Uvda that no one will silence her story anymore.
One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope - opinion
By every rational measure, such repeated traumas should have left the Jews scattered, fragmented, and broken. But as our story goes, that’s not what happened.
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.
A Fighter for Israel’s Soldiers
The question is clear, “This isn’t a fight over budgets. It’s a fight over the lives of the people who protected all of us.”
Voices of October 7: Yuval Haran spoke to photojournalist Chen Schimmel
"When there is nothing, both darkness and light can exist, and the choice of which one to believe is ours."
Israeli nonprofit helps reservist wives navigate war's toll on the home
He went to the front. She became the commander of the house. Inside the unseen war fought by Israel’s reservists’ wives.
