Mental Health

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The President and First Lady Join Arava Doron’s Bat Mitzvah Initiative

President and First Lady join Bat Mitzvah initiative
Studies show that simple petting of a dog or a cat affects stress hormones and returns the body to a calmer state

The surprising way to calm the body during sirens

Many people have been at home for more than three weeks, which raises quite a few health and mental challenges

This is how you will maintain your physical and mental health during the war

Mental overload

We are all tired now, but these people are experiencing exhausting mental overload


50% of Israelis do not sleep well: New guidelines send them to a psychologist

Chronic insomnia is no longer a personal problem but a widespread phenomenon. New medical guidelines are changing the way doctors diagnose and treat it.

Chronic insomnia is no longer a personal problem but a widespread phenomenon

Instagram top chief defends platform during trial over youth mental-health crisis caused by it

Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, testified in Los Angeles as part of a trial on what plaintiffs call "social media addiction" in children and young adults.

Instagram app.

Canadian school shooter identified as 18-year-old woman with mental health issues

Van Rootselaar, who killed nine others before committing suicide, is suspected by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police to have acted alone.

Flowers lie on the ground near the site of a mass shooting at a high school, in the town of Tumber Ridge, British Columbia, Canada February 11, 2026.

In an age of uncertainty, parents matter more than ever - opinion

For today’s adolescents, the question is not how to cope with a single crisis, but how to live in a world where the next one is always possible.

An illustrative image of a supportive mother talking to her child.

Three hundred Israelis took own life in 2025, some 7,000 attempted suicide, Health Ministry reveals

"We need to be ready for a rise in suicidal ideation for the foreseeable future," said Yael Pomerantz, director of the Health Ministry's suicide prevention unit.

 ‘INADEQUATE SLEEP raises the risk for numerous health conditions, including heart attacks, diabetes, obesity, and cancer, and too little sleep is also linked with an increased likelihood of developing mental disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and even suicidal tendencies.’

Psychologist shortage, war deepens Israeli-Arab mental health crisis

A state comptroller report published last year found that 54% of Arab society reported experiencing symptoms of post-traumatic stress, compared with 32% of Jewish Israelis

Arab Israelis protest against the war in Gaza in the northern Arab city of Sakhnin, holding empty bowls and signs calling attention to the humanitarian crisis, July 25, 2025

Stressed? This is how your skin shows it

Our skin system is not just a physical envelope. It is a living organ that is sensitive to what is happening to us emotionally as well. So what do you do when the skin reacts to stress?

A man with skin irritation and redness

When tension with Iran feels like a weather forecast, depression isn’t surprising

From an evolutionary perspective, the human brain was not designed to live under extreme stress for long periods of time – and when it does, it pays a price.

The cost is disconnection and emotional constriction

Straight to the front line: Mental health workers prepared life-saving kits at Agit Medtech

Mental health service users at Agit Medtech prepared hundreds of thousands of life-saving kits for the IDF and received a certificate of appreciation: “Zionism in action”.

IDF and the Defense Ministry Certificate of Appreciation to the Protected “Agit Medtech” Factory.

Facing the reality slap: coping when life doesn’t go as planned - opinion

The concept of the reality slap spoke to me as soon as I read the line “a serious illness.” It has since helped provide context as to why the last year has been so tough for me.

My own reality slap was made more painful by my inability to accept that it had occurred.