PTSD

'Ecology of healing': Israel's October 7 trauma victims say the system is failing them

DOMESTIC AFFAIRS: Experts say Israel’s war-trauma system must evolve from disability ratings to rehabilitation. Will the next Knesset prioritize reform?

Bereaved families, friends, and soldiers stand still as a two-minute siren sounds across Israel, marking Memorial Day which commemorates the fallen Israeli soldiers and victims of terror at the site of the Nova music festival massacre, in Re'im forest, near the Israel-Gaza border, April 21.
Shorty, at left, is part of a thriving community of medical clowns in Israel.

This clown eats bubbles, cracks jokes to help Israeli children recover from trauma

IDF soldiers patrol by the Lebanese border in northern Israel, June 9, 2026

Israel launches major reform for wounded soldiers as PTSD cases continue to surge

Combat veterans suffering from PTSD react during a House committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli Parliament in Jerusalem on, July 9, 2026.

WATCH: ‘We’ve paid with our blood’: Veterans confront haredi lawmakers demanding support


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.

Former hostage Segev Kalfon speaks in Jerusalem, November 17, 2025.

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.”

Shifra Shahar, CEO of the nonprofit  A Warm Home for Every Soldier

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."

Yuval lights the Hanukkah menorah, praying for a miracle: the return of Tal, his brother-in-law, the final family member still held captive

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.

The first wives pilot healing retreat. For many of these women, it was their first safe space to talk honestly about their feelings and the challenges they face.

Hospital discharge should not be the finish line: Doctors must help patients reintegrate - opinion

A critical, defined part of a medical team's job must be managing the patient's transition to the community.

 An illustrative image of a nurse writing a prescription.

Defense Ministry treating 82,400 wounded soldiers and veterans, up 22,000 since start of war

Out of the new additions, 58% are being treated for mental health concerns.

A military helicopter evacuating wounded IDF soldiers from the Gaza Strip to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, May 15, 2024; illustrative.

Sleepless nation: Dreams reveal Israelis' ongoing struggle with October 7 trauma - study

Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, the researchers analyzed 203 dream narratives collected in the wake of the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack and the Israel–Hamas war that followed.

What do Israelis dream about post October 7?

Digital attention exercises reduce soldiers’ PTSD risk, study shows

In two years of war, more than 3,700 Israeli soldiers have been diagnosed with PTSD, while another 9,000 have applied for recognition.

Soldiers take a break at the border with Gaza. The battle against PTSD is a moral and national imperative.

Female IDF soldiers' trauma overlooked despite historic mobilization: 'We need to be seen'

Even though this war saw the largest mobilization of women since Israel’s creation, the emotional impact on female soldiers is disturbingly absent from the narrative.

After months of serving in Lebanon and Gaza, combat medic Mika Oz said she began suffering hypervigilance and irritability.

Israel’s trauma conference reveals hope amid deep emotional wounds - opinion

A nation in pain finds strength as professionals and volunteers rally to heal the wounded soul.

Susan Cohen and Dr. Nachum Goldwasser were organizers of the Trauma, Resilience, and Unity conference.