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The tragic events of October 7th caused profound trauma across all societal levels—individual, community, and national. Trauma deeply impacts daily life. It affects both mental and physical well-being, including cardiovascular issues and autoimmune disorders. It also escalates into societal problems like workforce productivity, domestic violence and substance abuse. Since the war started, over 60% of Israelis have experienced symptoms of PTSD, and one in five people report increased use of addictive substances.

There is no playbook for how to accelerate healing after mass and collective trauma. The gap in knowledge and shortage of trained trauma specialists are prevalent in many countries but Israel has reached a state of urgency following Oct 7th. In addition, Israel’s trauma ecosystem is fragmented with hundreds of organizations working day and night on the ground – there is no natural owner to track and analyze the macro needs.