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Running Toward Each Other: How Ritza Lanefesh Is Turning Movement into a Language of Healing
That spontaneous act that Goodman called โrunning therapyโ became Ritza Lanefesh, โRunning for the Soul,โ a community-based initiative operating under…
When Innovation Meets Trauma: Reflections from Leumitโs Research and Innovation Conference
It was in the examples of AI being used to turn messy, fragmented clinical information into usable research data. It…
Harm Reduction in a Changed World: Meeting People Where They Are
The deeper message of the morning was that harm reduction is not separate from healing. It is often the first…
PerspectivesA Budget That Shapes Our Future: Israelโs 2025 Mental Health Plan
Israelโs 2025 state budget, published in the shadow of October 7, arrives at such a moment. For the first time, mental health is not buried in the fine print. It stands closer to center stage: visible, urgent, and intertwined with our national story.
PerspectivesBridging Biology, Technology, and Collaboration: The Path Forward for Mental Health Research
Mental health needs a new playbookโone that embraces biology, tech, and global collaboration for real progress.
PerspectivesTrauma Lives in the Body, And the Immune System Remembers
Trauma rewires the immune systemโhealing must address both biology and psychology to truly help the body let go.
Research and InnovationTaking the Expert Out of the Expert-Model: Lessons from Australia for Israelโs Mental Health Landscape
Shifting mental health from experts to communities: Lessons from Australia on prevention, integration, and impact.
Research and InnovationRethinking Mental Health Diagnosis – Part 3
Improving mental health diagnostics in Israel post-Oct7 is key to providing personalized care, reducing stigma, and enhancing resilience.
Research and InnovationThe Impact of the Israel-Gaza War on Young Children and Their Parents: Insights from a Recent Study by the Taub Center
The impact of the war on young children was another critical area of the study. The researchers explored how children responded emotionally and behaviorally to the stress stemming from the conflict, focusing on those whose parents were either deployed or had to relocate due to the war.
Research and InnovationRethinking Mental Health Diagnosis – Part 2
Diagnostic inaccuracies impact mental health care in Israel, affecting patients, care quality, and costs.
Research and InnovationRethinking Mental Health Diagnosis – Part 1
Israel faces unprecedented mental health challenges post-Oct 7. Accurate diagnostics are vital for effective care and national resilience.
PerspectivesA Global Call for Redefining Trauma Prevention in Prolonged Conflicts: The Critical Role of Secondary Prevention
Secondary prevention includes all therapeutic interventions that occur after exposure to trauma but before the development of a…
EventsMental Health and October 7th โ The Israel High-Tech Perspective
Technology plays a pivotal role in addressing the mental health crisis by providing scalable and effective solutions.
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