Our students have once again found themselves at the frontlines of war — being called up for IDF reserve duty, coping with an unprecedented wave of missile attacks, and worrying about their families’ survival.
Students are reporting acute stress, panic attacks, depression, anxiety, and sleepless nights. They share that hearing the explosions and feeling the walls shake brings back trauma — some from October 7th, others from recent service in Gaza. For many, the sense of security they had only just begun to rebuild is now shattered again.
Tel Aviv University’s National Center for Traumatic Stress and Resilience and the Student Success Center are doing everything they can to support our students during this crisis. But demand is growing rapidly — and we need your help.
Also working closely with the Trauma Center is Professor Rachel Sarig, Head of TAU’s Goldschleger School of Dental Medicine, who visited London just last week for a series of talks. So much of what she shared with us on the painful and debilitating effects of trauma on the jaw and face, particularly in people already suffering from PTSD, resonates now at this time of crisis. The dental school receives frequent referrals to give these PTSD sufferers expert help.
