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 An IDF soldier walks near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in southern Israel, December 31, 2023.

Study of IDF troops finds controlling urges linked to mental resilience

Israeli children wearing face masks make their way to school in Tzfat on their first day back to classes on November 1, 2020

How the Gaza war is affecting Israeli children

By DEBORAH NATHAN
 People gather and light candles to remember the victims who were murdered by Hamas militants at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 17, 2023.

Educational psychologists said to be needed more than ever

 Photo of Michael Winkler

From war to work: mental health suggestions for employers

 Movie theater (Illustrative)

'On the Adamant' explores ways of coping with mental illness - review

 People gather and light candles to remember the victims who were murdered by Hamas militants at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv, October 17, 2023.

Health fund psychologists, private therapists to get government grants

Jacob and Esau 521

Ending hostility and violence means wrestling with our own shadows

By Rabbi Adina Allen/JTA
 Illustration of a brain.

Memories of trauma trigger distinct brain activity, say Yale researchers

 We transmit faith in the ability of the person in front of us to recover, to overcome, to get on a path of recovery. The kidnapped return

How do you support hostages who are now coming home?

By Dr. Oren Tana
 An illustrative image of a brain.

No need for brain exercise's anymore, some personality traits have a lower risk of Alzheimer's

 Why did the terrorists refuse? A Hamas man grabs the Mounder fan and hands him over to the Red Cross

Hostage releases and family reunions clouded by Hamas's psychological warfare

By KEREN SETTON/THE MEDIA LINE
 AN ILLUSTRATION by Dafne Zivan, a graduate of the Emunah Academic College for Arts and Design, includes the text: ‘Don’t let them hurt you psychologically. Don’t watch Hamas videos!’

World Emunah can support Israel through stress, trauma of Hamas war - comment

 Not knowing what happened to your loved one is much more difficult

How can Israelis beat Hamas's psychological war?

By Nir Essar , Walla!
 A woman looks at posters depicting missing Israeli citizens likely among the hostages held in Gaza, with the word "kidnapped," following Saturday's attack by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas against Israel, in a street in Paris, France, October 13, 2023.

IDF visits family of Hamas hostage after Hamas releases video

 People call on the release of Israelis held hostage by Hamas militants in Gaza, outside the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv. October 19, 2023.

Health Ministry must improve treatment guidelines for released hostages - expert