The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mental-health/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:54:18 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png mental health | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mental-health/ 32 32 A week into Iran ceasefire, Israelis try to snap back as expected, but fear return to war https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-week-into-iran-ceasefire-israelis-try-to-snap-back-as-expected-but-fear-return-to-war/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:20:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3803997 Sent back to work as usual after weeks in bomb shelters, locals see their resilience tested amid questions about the conflict's success and a seemingly inevitable resumption of hostilities

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]]> Chatbot aims to help rescuers defuse acute anxiety, right after traumatic events https://www.timesofisrael.com/chatbot-aims-to-help-rescuers-defuse-acute-anxiety-right-after-traumatic-events/ Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:19:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3791863 Ben-Gurion University team hopes free trilingual AI application will be adopted widely in Israel, Diaspora, and Arabian Gulf

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]]> Don’t pass over them this Pesach - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/dont-pass-over-them-this-pesach-2/ Wed, 18 Mar 2026 22:08:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3781658 Ensure Israel’s most vulnerable can celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy. Join the Jaffa Institute’s Pesach food package drive.

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]]> Don’t pass over them this Pesach - Sponsored Content https://www.timesofisrael.com/spotlight/dont-pass-over-them-this-pesach/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:30:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=spotlight&p=3779941 Ensure Israel’s most vulnerable can celebrate the holiday with dignity and joy. Join the Jaffa Institute’s Pesach food package drive.

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]]> Traumatized nation: Organizations step into breach left by overwhelmed mental health system https://www.timesofisrael.com/traumatized-nation-organizations-step-into-breach-left-by-overwhelmed-mental-health-system/ Tue, 10 Mar 2026 08:28:40 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723198 Post-October 7 initiatives sprang up like mushrooms after the rain. Now, not-for-profits are building coalitions, mapping who is providing what to whom, and developing standards

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]]> With Israelis under fire, a rabbi offers guidance where Jewish law meets mental health https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-israelis-under-fire-a-rabbi-offers-guidance-where-jewish-law-meets-mental-health/ Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:42:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3769857 Rabbi Yoni Rosensweig says that for observant Jews, it can be challenging to observe laws like Shabbat while dealing with the anxiety and stress of missiles flying overhead

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]]> A nation under strain: Official data tracks rise of depression, stress in year after Oct 7 https://www.timesofisrael.com/a-nation-under-strain-official-data-tracks-rise-of-depression-stress-in-year-after-oct-7/ Mon, 26 Jan 2026 15:33:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3741610 Government statistics highlight worsening mental health, declining trust and rising emigration among general population in months after Hamas's attack

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]]> Almost 1 in 3 Israelis say they need professional mental health support – survey https://www.timesofisrael.com/almost-1-in-3-israelis-say-they-need-professional-mental-health-support-survey/ Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:02:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723865 After two years of war, 39% of IDF personnel report needing support for mental health issues, 26% are concerned about depression, 48% have difficulty sleeping

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]]> IDF to enact new guidelines for recognizing suicides linked to military service https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-enact-new-guidelines-for-recognizing-suicides-linked-to-military-service/ Tue, 30 Dec 2025 18:27:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3723537 Defense Ministry will decide on a case-by-case basis whether circumstances of a suicide are linked to trauma from military service, and will increase support for victims' families

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]]> Over half of soldiers treated in rehab centers have mental health issues, stats show https://www.timesofisrael.com/over-half-of-soldiers-treated-in-rehab-centers-have-mental-health-issues-stats-show/ Mon, 08 Dec 2025 08:30:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3707040 Defense Ministry says 22,000 wounded soldiers treated since Oct. 7, 2023, some 58% of whom are contending with PTSD or other mental health disorders

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]]> From key Knesset post, Religious Zionism’s Woldiger champions healing for war-traumatized https://www.timesofisrael.com/from-key-knesset-post-religious-zionisms-woldiger-champions-healing-for-war-traumatized/ Fri, 21 Nov 2025 07:00:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3684616 Welfare committee head pushes for better care for Oct. 7 victims, troops and more - but needs support of Haredi parties whose anti-service demands make life harder for those she seeks to help

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]]> 279 IDF soldiers attempted suicide since start of 2024, Knesset report finds https://www.timesofisrael.com/279-idf-soldiers-attempted-suicide-since-start-of-2024-knesset-report-finds/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:08:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3675754 Combat soldiers made up 78% of all suicide cases in Israel in 2024, a sharp rise from 2017-22, when the rate hovered between 42% and 45%

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]]> Type 2 diabetes patients more likely to develop schizophrenia, Israeli researchers find https://www.timesofisrael.com/type-2-diabetes-patients-more-likely-to-develop-schizophrenia-israeli-researchers-find/ Sun, 26 Oct 2025 12:07:21 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3666606 In first study of its kind, scientists in Haifa and New York use health organization data to show that adult-onset diabetes sufferers have a 50% higher risk of schizophrenia late in life

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]]> Miriam Miedzinski-Ballin, trailblazer who made mental health part of first aid, dies at 38 https://www.timesofisrael.com/miriam-miedzinski-ballin-trailblazer-who-made-mental-health-part-of-first-aid-dies-at-38/ Sun, 19 Oct 2025 15:34:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3668245 The Houston-born mother of five founded United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit, is remembered for her 'immense merit' and concern for others during emergencies

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]]> Father of Nova man who took own life: Survivors’ mental health crisis is ‘national emergency’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/father-of-nova-suicide-survivors-mental-health-crisis-a-national-emergency/ Sun, 12 Oct 2025 12:31:07 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3662674 Ronen Shalev, whose son died by suicide 2 years after girlfriend's murder, calls for changes to system: 'It's 4,000 shattered families, survivors who are somehow clinging to life'

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