Many families with normally developing children have suffered heightened levels of trauma and stress after October 7, even though they were not directly touched by the horrifying events. However, an expert from Hebrew University of Jerusalem has found that families with autistic children have been profoundly affected in the last two months. Dr. Judah Koller […]
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At times, I feel that I am losing track of the number of days and weeks we’ve been at war, even though I dutifully write “War Day X” each day on the calendar, lest we forget just how long our suffering has been going on. Sometimes I try to convince myself that maybe today will […]
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Uncertainty is defined as the feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future (Cambridge Dictionary). Of course, in life it is fundamental for people to learn to tolerate a certain degree of uncertainty. This important self-function is critical for people in order to maintain their mental health. Too much uncertainty can overwhelm […]
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“When an emergency occurs,” says Uri Shacham, Director General’s Office Chief of Staff at Magen David Adom, “everyone runs to their tasks ready to save lives. It’s in our DNA.” While the events of October 7 caught everyone in Israel by surprise, Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s National Emergency Medical and Blood Services Organization had […]
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When Nasser Haduba, 50, a resident of the unrecognized Bedouin village of Abu Talul, approached his doctor at the local health clinic in the Neve Midbar Regional Council, to consult about his 10-year-old daughter regressing into bed wetting after the outbreak of the war, the Jewish doctor suggested he reach out to his village’s social […]
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