trauma

Israel must develop a new protocol to treat survivors of October 7

The Gaza war is understandably widely influencing the therapeutic world, resulting in both individual and national trauma.

By ERAN ZIMRIN
20/05/2024

Nova Festival attack survivors struggle with lingering trauma and diminishing mental health care

In the aftermath of the terror attack at the Nova music festival, survivors and experts call for sustained mental health care and support.

By VERONICA NEIFAKH/THE MEDIA LINE
17/05/2024

When Jewish holidays can seem like too much, and meaning-making too soon

How can we engage in acts of ritual remembering when we are living in between “they tried to kill us” and “we prevailed?”

By RABBI SHIRA KOCH EPSTEIN/JTA
17/05/2024

Israel offers NIS 10 million to orgs. who will treat young October 7 survivors

The potential target audience for these treatments consists of around 10,000 young people, said the Welfare Ministry, who anticipates that around 3,000 will make use of programs.

16/05/2024

New documentary film on YouTube will explore Israeli grief post-October 7

Explaining the inspiration for the film, Rob Mor says, “I couldn’t wait another moment to not try to help them see a glimpse of light at the end of this very dark tunnel called grief.” 

Where is the concern of the children of Israel with post-Oct. 7 trauma?

Are they not concerned with the trauma our children have experienced – not just on October 7 but before and since?

By MEIRA LERNER
05/05/2024

Holocaust survivors: When the abused become healers

It’s easily noticeable that so many of the doctors and nurses I work with at Hadassah Medical Organization are the sons and daughters of Holocaust survivors.

'Mom, I can no longer be in the army': Female IDF soldiers reveal hellish recruitment process

Harsh treatment of female soldiers: abused, humiliated, and pressured to enlist as observers following October 7 events, leading to anxiety, trauma, and severe consequences.

By EREZ HAREL
02/05/2024
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How did starving as youngsters during the Holocaust affect survivors and their descendants?

The risk of falling and having a hip fracture and the prevalence of osteoporosis has been shown to be increased among men and women who lived under the Nazi regime or in a Nazi-occupied country.

IDF forms committee to honor hostages and civilians in combat

The group will begin discussions immediately, with a deadline for its recommendations set to June 30, 2024. 

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