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The Silent Toll : Why Wartime Mental Health for People with Disabilities Must Be a National Priority

Disability Support During Wartime
July 2025

In the wake of October 7th, Beit Issie commissioned a study, the first of its kind, in partnership with Bar-Ilan University. 408 families raising children with disabilities in Israel were surveyed about the impact of war and conflict.
The findings are clear—and sobering.

READ the Oped by Beit Issie Social Worker and Psychotherapist Adi Dwek-Bonar as published in The Times of Israel