Silent PTSD Terror Victims Struggle to Start New Life
A recent study found that 9.6 percent of Jewish residents in Jerusalem who directly experienced terrorism and 6.7 percent of those indirectly exposed to terrorism suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Something Good is Happening in the “Bomb Shelter Capital of the World”
Israel’s southern city of Sderot, located less than a mile from the Gaza border, is an experience in contrasts.
After Effects of a Terror Attack: How PTSD Rips Apart Families
On August 19, 2003, an Arab terrorist blew himself up on a public bus in Israel, killing 23 people and injuring 130 more.
IDF Adopting Measures to Stave Off Increasing Number of Soldier Suicides
Suicides in the Israeli military reached an all time high five years ago. In 2009, the IDF attributed 30 deaths to suicide.