Trauma

A silent crisis of trauma and addiction

Survivors of the Yom Kippur terror attack in Manchester describe fear, grief, and rising antisemitism as police tighten security across the city.

The next time you meet a soldier dealing with the invisible scars of war, don’t call them shell-shocked. See them for who they truly are.

We wear white on Yom Kippur to build a human family standing together before the creator of the world.

If Yom Kippur is about showing God that His people are worthy, then surely this year we can stand tall.

While trauma has begun to claim its place in the public conversation, addiction remains shrouded in silence, shame, and stigma.

Two years on, many Gaza border and northern residents report worsening trauma, job loss, and fear of another October 7-style attack.

A new study shows that the collective psychological trauma of October 7 and the subsequent war has left Israeli Jewish adults reeling.

The following is the fourth and final part of a four-part series, Adaptation and Time: Two factors for sustaining mental health, surviving October 7, its duration, and aftermath.

Over the years, we collect and store these experiences. We construct and form associations and memories. We create meaning.