From IDF opening new mental health center amid fears troops developing PTSD
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The military’s Medical Corps will tomorrow inaugurate a new mental health center for soldiers, amid fears of troops developing post-traumatic stress disorder during the fighting against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
The IDF also reports that some 85% of 1,730 soldiers — or 1,470 — who were treated by army mental health experts have returned to active service.
The new mental health center will include a clinic to treat PTSD among troops, the IDF says.
In other statistics provided by the IDF, some 30,000 soldiers have undergone group discussions with army mental health experts; some 3,450 soldiers have called up a mental health hotline; and the IDF has called up some 270 reservist mental health experts.
