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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…
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.
PerspectivesPessach 2025: From Affliction to Flourishing: The Courageous Choice of Freedom
Passover teaches us this: pain doesnโt disqualify us from freedom. It becomes the ground from which freedom grows.-
PerspectivesFear and Blame Wonโt Fix Israelโs Mental Health Crisis
Israelโs trauma survivors need care tailored to crisis not benchmarks and blame. The real crisis is a fragmented system failing to adapt.
NewsICAR Summit 2025 – Full Report
The ICAR Summit 2025 wasnโt just another conference. It was a turning pointโa collective decision to stop treating mental health as an after
PerspectivesThe Battle for Joy: Purim in Wartime
Adar comes in, and we are still at war. Hostages are in Gaza. Families are in mourning. Soldiers are fighting. And yet, Purim is here.
PerspectivesFraming Our Future: Lessons from Event Centrality and Collective Trauma
October 7 is a defining momentโbut will it trap us in trauma or shape a future of resilience? How we frame it will shape generations to come
SpotlightBalancing Two Worlds: Shimon Eliavโs Journey as an Analyst and Reservist
Balancing duty & resilience, Shimon Eliav (one of ICAR's analysts) navigates work and IDF war, sharing his profound experience.
SpotlightSpotlight on Dream Doctors: Healing Through Laughter and Care
Dream Doctors transforms healthcare in Israel through medical clowning, easing patient stress and supporting healing.
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.
PerspectivesThe Complex Role of Cannabis in Treating Psychiatric Disorders
Exploring cannabisโ potential in treating PTSD: relief for symptoms but not a cure, balanced by therapies like CBT.
SpotlightSpotlight on the Resilience Center of Sdot Negev
The Sdot Negev Resilience Center supports mental health and resilience for a growing community near the Gaza border.
SpotlightSpotlight on Bshvil Hamachar: Healing the Hidden Wounds of War
Bshvil Hamachar transforms trauma into healing for Israeli veterans, offering hope through retreats and emotional resilience.
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