Trauma

The fragility of being alive after terror: Somewhere between gratitude and despair - opinion

I now have an immense gratitude for life (thank you, God) and for having been given another chance. But in parallel, I also have a deep sense of despair for the future that didn’t exist before.

Cindy Seni is seen being treated for her injuries after being hurt in a stoning attack in the West Bank.
Israeli soldiers take part in a military drill in the Golan Heights, northern Israel, September 17, 2025

'The emotional cost has been unbelievable': How three years of war have changed Israelis - study

THE HEALTH ESTABLISHMENT found that the mental-health care they were supposed to provide was underbudgeted, understaffed, and had long waiting times.

Israel faces a nationwide mental health crisis post-October 7, Clalit experts warn - study

The report found that in the half–year following October 7, the health funds and resilience centers provided mental care to less than 1% of Israel's population, while 38% reported significant symptoms

Beyond resilience: Israel's traumatized families need support, not just admiration - opinion


A generational crisis: Israel's most vulnerable children pay war's steepest price

How the Israel-Iran conflict has shattered the lives of at-risk children and youth

At-risk youth in Israel are slipping into a deepening generational crisis after two years of war.

Why do people with post-trauma avoid dental treatments?

Studies from Israel and around the world indicate a clear link between PTSD and avoidance of dental treatment and an increase in gum diseases. Why does this happen?

Why do people with post-trauma avoid dental treatments?

‘Everything went dark’: A survivor’s visceral account of the 2003 Tel Aviv beach bombing

Twenty-three years after the Mike’s Place suicide attack, a survivor describes the chilling moment his reality shifted and who he believes saved him.

A young Israeli couple kiss 06 May 2003 during a memorial gathering at the beachfront Tel Aviv bar, Mike's Place, which was hit by a suicide bomber a week earlier. The bar reopened as Israelis celebrated their 55th independence day.

A shattered covenant: Israel’s lone soldiers and the broken promise of care

Joshua Boone served for 748 days in the Gaza war. He kept his side of the covenant.  Did Israel keep its side?

LATE LONE SOLDIER: M. Sgt (res.) Joshua Boone, 2024.

Writing through war: Helping Israelis process trauma across generations - opinion

Over the past two and a half years, I’ve often turned to my pen. While so much has been rattled and shaken - writing became my way to make sense of it all, and a source of comfort.

AT ZEIDA’S last liberation dinner in Melbourne, Australia, 2015

The silent wave

Why we must prepare for the upcoming crisis in child protection

Sad, child and crying on floor in home with mental health, abuse or anxiety from trauma.

Before the song: On Passover, Miriam leads with rhythm when the path is unclear

Miriam leads not through words or commands but through rhythm, movement, and shared presence. Her tambourine becomes a structure that others can enter.

Engraving: The Song of Miriam (1880), by William Blake Richmond.

From the drama of the gifted child to national healing and peace - opinion

The most profound expressions of human evil are rarely the products of innate malice, but are instead the tragic harvest of deep emotional suffocation.

A man walks next to a poster with a picture of Iran's new Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran, March 22, 2026

Finding light in the shadows of crisis

Continuing support for abused children in times of war

Children watch television in an underground parking lot at a shopping mall that has been turned into a shelter, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Tel Aviv, Israel, March 17, 2026

A new therapeutic–rehabilitation space in nature for residents of the South

Khan Izun opens a nature-based therapeutic–rehabilitation space for residents of the South and Gaza Envelope, including survivors, security and rescue forces, and families seeking support.

Khan Izun