PTSD

Sheba opens psychological treatment center for security operatives with PTSD in northern Israel

The treatment center is also the first of its kind to be established in northern Israel, providing a wider range of coverage and opening new opportunities for residents of the area.

Ribbon cutting ceremony of the Mevo’ot HaHermon - Sheba Clinic, UJA NY Home, October 14, 2026.
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

ILLUSTRATIVE: FOR SOME, the trauma was compounded by mind-altering substances.

Treating the trauma, understanding the tribe: Safeheart helps Nova survivors rebuild their lives


Tushiya: When the battlefield enters the home

The Quiet Revolution of the "Tushiya" Program by the Israel Public Health Association

CEO of the Israel Public Health Association: "Our mission at the Association is to care for those who are pushed to the margins."

Israel's greatest generations: Gen Zers, millennials who answered the call after Oct. 7 - opinion

They have saved us from annihilation, and it is up to us, Israelis, Jews, and anyone who values decency and humanity, to help them rebuild.

IDF troops operate behind the Yellow Line in Gaza, November 20, 2025.

Health Ministry changes medical cannabis guidelines, passes responsibility to insurance funds

Cannabis may still be considered in severe cases, such as insomnia or acute distress, but only alongside proven treatments like psychotherapy and under close supervision.

Cannabis

What we get when we’ve nothing left to give - opinion

Nearly 40% of Israeli civilians fall within the clinical range for probable PTSD.

YEMANU BINYAMIN Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

'Totally lost': Israel's next generation faces rising wartime trauma, study warns

New data reveal deepening trauma of Israeli children in the northern and southern border regions

A study has found that there has been “a multidimensional decline in the emotional resilience and functioning among children and youth living along Israel’s northern and southern borders.

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.

Trump signs order to accelerate Ibogaine research for veterans with PTSD 

The order focuses on advancing studies of ibogaine, a Schedule I psychedelic drug, for use in treating PTSD, traumatic brain injury, depression, anxiety, suicidal ideatiation, and opiod addiction.

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18

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?

Preventing PTSD in real time: AI-powered first-aid app available in English, Hebrew, and Arabic

Founder Schwartz Tayri told The Jerusalem Post in an interview that Israel’s ambassadors to the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain requested the app.

THE APP provides field-ready guidance in the ‘golden hour’ symptoms of acute shock

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.