PTSD
'Pillar of the community': Mourning loss of lone soldier Joshua Boone, family pushes for IDF burial
Since Boone’s death was just over two weeks after his reserve service officially ended, the Defense Ministry does not recognize him as a fallen soldier under existing criteria.
Frija trial begins: IDF reservist faces manslaughter charges in mistaken shooting
'I'll carry this my entire life. You can't heal': Ex-hostage Romi Gonen discusses her trauma
One degree of separation: How Jews connect through trauma, unite in hope - opinion
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.
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.”
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Invisible costs of trauma and post-trauma: The economic plight Israel faces - opinion
National trauma is not a private matter; it spills into every sphere: our relationships, classrooms, clinics, and even the roads, and all of this carries a significant economic cost.
