Trauma
When humanity meets the sea: Surfing as a source of solace from trauma
Surf Therapy has become a significant tool in coping with trauma and other mental health challenges. The experience accumulated in Israel enables us to provide innovative tools to the world.
The miracle that shaped Israel Prize winner Avi Rivkind’s life and career - opinion
“The sea saved my life. Now we use it to save others”
A time for healing: Can Israel mend its deep internal rift? - opinion
Violence, silence, and the need for healing - opinion
When Jewish and Arab facilitators sit together, something subtle but essential happens.
The fear of forgetting: Lihie Gilhar’s fight to remember October 7 victims
The ‘Bring Them Light’ project helps to transform the grief of October 7 and transform it into something that gives life.
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.
As Israelis deal with wounds of war, people with disabilities show the way - opinion
Israel’s current war has left deep emotional wounds still in need of healing. Yet we can take pride in knowing that Shalva fulfilled its national responsibility with devotion and dignity.
For Gaza border communities to rebuild, Israel must stop eroding resilience, support - opinion
If the resilience centers falter, the region falters. And if hope weakens in the Gaza border area, it weakens across the nation.
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.
Israel must address the psychologist shortage to save lives - and the economy - opinion
Mental health care is not only a moral necessity but also an economic one.
Hidden epidemic: Israel's battle with eating disorders must become part of trauma care - opinion
If Israel is serious about mental health reform, it must bring eating disorders out of the shadows – into data, into policy, and into the core of trauma care.
War, politics fuels domestic violence and aggression in family, new study finds
Exposure to war and political violence doesn’t just leave people with post-traumatic stress; it also fuels aggression within families, impacting children’s behavior long after the conflict ends.
