Mental Health

Does leaving a legacy help us cope with mortality? Israeli study examines mental health link

How do we face our own mortality and not just those of our loved ones who have passed away? What does it mean to feel that a part of us will live on after we are gone?

Figure of a man standing next to a wooden hourglass (illustrative)
FEMALE IDF field intelligence collection soldiers S, D, and V in the Syrian buffer zone.

The female paradox: When functioning through trauma masks psychological distress - opinion

Compulsive comparison is usually about one’s self – feeling uncertain or unworthy.

Why do we constantly compare ourselves to others? The psychology behind the comparison trap

A person uses his phone to chat with an artificial intelligence (AI) therapist chat bot (illustrative)

Israelis in emotional distress are turning to ChatGPT for help, study finds


Israel’s election must address children without family support - opinion

Israel must strengthen its welfare system and ensure children without family support have the care and guidance they need to thrive.

 A man casts his vote in the Israeli general elections, at a polling station in Jerusalem, on November 1, 2022.

Israel continues to face major mental health struggles in wake of October 7, ERAN data show

In the three years since the war began, over 928,000 people have been aided by ERAN's professional mental health teams, assisted by 1,850 volunteers.

A person seeking mental help

Lindsay Clancy returns to court for hearing after murder case mistrial ruling

No one at Clancy's trial disputed that she strangled her three children with exercise bands on January 24, 2023, in the basement of their home in the Boston suburb of Duxbury.

Lindsay Clancy looks on as Judge William Sullivan has declared a mistrial in Plymouth, US, September 4, 2026.

'I had not truly come home': Israeli psychologist turns Gaza, Lebanon battlefield trauma into art

After more than 400 days of reserve duty in Gaza and Lebanon, psychologist Michael Feuerstein turned his battlefield experiences into art exploring trauma, healing, and the journey home.

DRAWING: MICHAEL sunk in the sand of the battlefield.

Gal Gadot's $3m. Genesis Prize initiative funds 24 Israeli mental health and trauma care NGOs

Recipients include Make-A-Wish Israel, United Hatzalah, and CareGivers Israel. The grants will support treatment, trauma counseling, caregiver training, and social work services.

A superhero in every field. Gal Gadot.

The Ebenezer Scrooge model: Can Yom Kippur really bring repentance and change?

From Dickens’s Ebenezer Scrooge to modern psychology, the journey from remorse to lasting behavioral change reveals why Yom Kippur can be both a reckoning and a starting point.

YOM KIPPUR asks us to confront who we were, who we have become, and who we might yet become.

Enduring the tragedy of loss, Israeli families of suicide victims struggle to find a path to life

Bishvil Hahayim was officially founded in 2000, but founders worked for several years beforehand to create an organization that would help families and prevent these calamities.

Illustrative image of a head, made of crumpled paper, looking down on a black background.

Music festival survivors, victims' relatives discuss PTSD, substance abuse, mental health effects

A public event commemorating Hamas's October 7 massacre united over 500 individuals as they addressed PTSD, substance abuse, and other mental health effects after surviving or losing relatives.

A panel at the "Managing the Balance" conference exploring the connections between PTSD and substance use, September 8, 2026.

Rosh Hashanah 2026: What does ‘shana tova’ mean in an Israel divided by politics? - opinion

Israelis may share a wish for a shana tova, but their visions for the country’s future could not be more different.

 A Jewish worshipper blows a Shofar as he takes part in Slichot at the Western Wall in Jerusalem's Old City, 2017

Shift in public donations: Fivefold increase for mental health, drop in equipment for combat soldie

Data from the Jgive and Charidy platforms show that Israelis continue to open their wallets, but their targets are shifting from acute emergency needs to long-term issues.

Food basket distribution: Snir Association for Equal Opportunity.