Mental Health

Reddit fined $20 million in UK over children's data failures

Britain’s data watchdog fined Reddit £14.47 million for failing to properly verify children’s ages, saying under-13s were unlawfully exposed to harmful content.

Reddit app is seen on a smartphone in this illustration taken, July 13, 2021.
Beer, Depression, Alcoholism.

Pharmaceutical companies are shaking: Israeli pharma company with breakthrough development

Puzzle with missing pieces, with the words, "I was wrong," in the middle.

How to open yourself to feedback and personal growth

 An illustrative image of artificial intelligence.

Artificial intelligence: A tool for engineering consciousness or a healing aid?- opinion


The battlefield does not end at the fence: Taking care of IDF soldiers' mental health

Each life lost to suicide is one too many; every effort must be made to prevent the next.

An Israeli soldier whose leg was shattered by a grenade uses crutches as he walks along a corridor of Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.

How Sukkot lessons are essential to our Jewish story

A sukkah is flexible. It shudders in the wind, and storms knock it down, but it can always be reassembled – and it is the same with us.

A sukkah built ahead of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

Stop calling IDF soldiers ‘shell-shocked’ - opinion

The next time you meet a soldier dealing with the invisible scars of war, don’t call them shell-shocked. See them for who they truly are.

IDF operates in Gaza, September 29, 2025.

Does the stress of war really wrinkle us and what can be done?

Stress doesn’t directly cause wrinkles, but when we feel unwell, we look it too. Three dermatologists share what can help achieve a fresher look.

Does the stress of war really wrinkle us and what can be done?

A nation in pain: A silent crisis of trauma and addiction - opinion

While trauma has begun to claim its place in the public conversation, addiction remains shrouded in silence, shame, and stigma.

 Illustrative image of drug abuse

Israeli study reveals gambling addiction in the wake of war

A new study shows that the collective psychological trauma of October 7 and the subsequent war has left Israeli Jewish adults reeling.


Adaptation and Time: How we will adapt in the future

The following is the fourth and final part of a four-part series, Adaptation and Time: Two factors for sustaining mental health, surviving October 7, its duration, and aftermath.

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Survey reveals heavy toll of reserve duty on Israeli families

The demand for professional mental health services has been substantial, with 35% of spouses seeking psychological help following their partner’s reserve duty.

 Reservist exercise in the North. January 17, 2024

Adaptation and Time: How are we adapting today?

Over the years, we collect and store these experiences. We construct and form associations and memories. We create meaning.

 The aftermath of Hamas's Nova music festival massacre in Re'im, southern Israel, on October 7, 2023. Picture taken November 2, 2023

HUJI study links October 7 trauma to surge in OCD among Israelis

Nearly 40% of survivors near Gaza show probable OCD, with new compulsive behaviors tied to trauma from the Hamas attacks.

Prof. Eyal Kalanthroff