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PEOPLE IN THE center of the country take shelter during an air raid siren after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel last year.

High levels of anxiety after last year’s Iranian drone, missile attack

By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH

Ruhama Bohbot holding a picture of her son, on a poster reading "Don't leave my son behind."

Hostage mother Ruhama Bohbot describes her suffering after seeing Hamas's video of son

An illustrative image of a person dealing with severe anxiety.

Reducing sensory overload – relieving our stressed nervous system

By DR. BATYA L. LUDMAN

Living in fear? Rabbi Pinto explains how to overcome anxiety

By David Berger

People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background

Israel issues mental health guidelines for freed Hamas hostages

By DR. ITAY GAL

THE WRITER addresses an annual event for donors of the Patrizio Paoletti Association-Israel in December. Amid the difficult reality, the state comptroller’s report also highlights an encouraging point – the extraordinary civic mobilization to provide emotional and mental health support, she says.

Therapy and mental health services are not just a luxury

By ILANA KWARTIN

Hostage posters seen at the Hostages' Square in Tel Aviv, January 14, 2025

Families of deceased hostages suffer without recognition or support, report finds

By DR. ITAY GAL

Released British-Israeli hostage Emily Damari and released Israeli hostage Doron Steinbrecher are transported to a hospital after being released from Gazan captivity where they were held since the deadly October 7 2023 attack by Hamas, in this handout image obtained by Reuters on January 20, 2025.

Hamas' long shadow will require greater investment into mental health resources

By JONATHAN LIEBERMAN

ISRAELI SURFER Anat Lelior in action during the Surfing Women’s Round Heat 2 of the Paris 2024 Olympics, in Tahiti, French Polynesia, in August.

Ocean of hope: Asking for help is never a sign of weakness

By SHIR KAHLON

LINOY ASHRAM (left) takes part in the ‘I’ve Got Me’ campaign to give Israeli children and teens tools to deal with stress and anxiety following the events of October 7 and the war.

Natal, Nickelodeon team up for stress-coping wartime videos for children

By HANNAH BROWN

Phone addiction.

Chinese woman wins 10,000 yuan in 8-hour phone-free challenge in Chongqing

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Listerine

The most important item in your home isn’t furniture or art

By WALLA! HOME , DESIGN

People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background

It is vital for Israel to invest in its mental health caregivers

By YARDEN ABARBANEL

DESTRUCTION CAUSED by Hamas terrorists at Kibbutz Be’eri, near the Israel-Gaza border, on October 7 last year: ‘As with every Israeli, I had people around me affected by the massacre. My sister-in-law’s family was slaughtered in Kibbutz Be’eri,’ the writer mourns.

How Western Negev residents cope with trauma after October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Baby eating food. (illustrative)

Extreme picky-eating: Disorder causes children to avoid and fear food

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

COPING WITH anxiety.

Toll of war: People 317% more likely to use anti-anxiety medication after October 7

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF

People crying and hugging with the Israeli flag in the background.

Attention must be placed on Jews and Bedouins in the South experiencing PTSD

By Rachel Shvartsur , Bella Savitsky

(L-R) Rona Lalezary, Rabbi Manis Friedman, and Dennis Prager, at the Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel during the first major Mental Health IsReal event, May 30, 2024.

Untold stories: Coping with trauma in the Jewish world after October 7

By FELICE FRIEDSON/THE MEDIA LINE , Nathan Klabin/The Media Line