Mental Health

Nature without barriers: Lotem transforms outdoor experiences for people with disabilities

With wartime keeping Israelis in shelters and indoors, spending time in nature is crucial and the Lotem organization is making sure the same opportunities are there for people with disabilities.

NATURE VISIT with Ilan organization families.
 Cats and dogs, illustrative

Who's a good boy? Study suggests interacting with pets may not improve stress, negative emotions

Flower arranging

The complementary treatment that cancer patients asked to continue even after it ended

Rainbow unwelcome mat

After a decade building acceptance for LGBTQ Orthodox Jews, it's now unraveling - opinion


Feds investigating antisemitism allegations at American Psychological Association

The investigation stems from several complaints by Jewish and Israeli psychologists alleging that the association has promoted or failed to discipline anti-Israel activism.

A THERAPIST speaks with a patient.

How attachment theory can help Israeli parents understand children's behavior

Parenting in crisis: why secure attachment is key to helping children cope with instability and emotional overwhelm.

Children at play in kindergarten, Yashresh moshav.

Being single linked to higher emotional well-being than bad relationships - study

New research tracking 12,000 participants over time shows relationship quality, not status, is the key factor in emotional well-being, with singles faring better than those in bad relationships.

Residents dance outside Carmel market in Tel Aviv in March.

Can MDMA-assisted therapy heal Israel's post-October 7 trauma? - analysis

A defining moment for mental health and societal resilience in Israel

Former IDF soldiers suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a psychological injury of war, take part in a sit-in demonstration outside the Knesset (Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem.
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"I am functioning, but I have no energy for anything": The phenomenon threatening Israelis

For more than two years, Israelis have been living between sirens and continuous uncertainty. Beneath the surface, the phenomenon of resilience fatigue is spreading.

Israelis in a bomb shelter

Why weekly psychotherapy is gaining attention: Insights from Manhattan Mental Health Counseling

“Psychological growth typically unfolds through repeated reflection rather than a single moment of insight.”

Israel must overhaul trauma care for 50,000 former IDF soldiers, defense committee urges

A government panel called for a new independent authority to handle tens of thousands of IDF trauma and PTSD cases.

 IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip. July 25, 2024.

It is not hunger: The real reason you are reaching for the refrigerator

Leah Alster, a clinical dietitian at the obesity clinic in the Endocrine Institute at Meir Medical Center of the Clalit Group, explained that emotional eating is not a malfunction.

Emotional eating

October 7 a 'daily reality' for survivors, SafeHeart global ambassador tells 'Post' conference

Ori Schnitzer, Global Ambassador for SafeHeart, "We've worked with over 3,000 survivors. We see that the basis is to create a connection, when they went through the unimaginable."

Ori Schnitzer, Co-founder, SafeHeart and Maayan Dee Nova survivor

Nova music festival survivor Maayan Dee to ‘Post’ Gala: SafeHeart is a lifeboat in stormy PTSD

Maayan Dee's personal story highlights the work of SafeHeart, an organization founded to address the unique psychological challenges faced by survivors of the October 7 massacre.

Nova survivor Maayan Dee speaks at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference, in New York City, US, June 1, 2026