Mental Health

Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after murder case mistrial ruling

No one at Clancy's trial disputed that she strangled her three children with exercise bands on January 24, 2023, in the basement of their home in the Boston suburb of Duxbury.

Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Plymouth, US, September 4, 2026.
DRAWING: MICHAEL sunk in the sand of the battlefield.

'I had not truly come home': Israeli psychologist turns Gaza, Lebanon battlefield trauma into art

A superhero in every field. Gal Gadot.

Gal Gadot's $3m. Genesis Prize initiative funds 24 Israeli mental health and trauma care NGOs

YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become.

The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?


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

Mental health crisis spinning out of control

A global study across 204 countries found that nearly 1.2 billion people lived with a mental disorder in 2023: a surge of 95.5% since 1990, with anxiety and depression leading the increase.

Mental health crisis spinning out of control

Caring for the carers: Israel's hidden mental health crisis - opinion

Sometimes the holiest thing a healer can do is admit: I, too, need healing.

An illustrative image of a woman in distress in a psychologist's office, with no therapist present.