Overview
- Official data list 82,400 people in the Rehabilitation Division’s care, including about 31,000 coping with post-trauma and other psychological injuries.
- Roughly 22,000 newly wounded have entered the system since October 7, 2023, with 58% facing psychological trauma and about 1,500 new recognition requests filed each month.
- The division’s budget rose 53% to NIS 8.3 billion, with NIS 4.1 billion designated for mental-health services as treatment volumes expand.
- Forecasts indicate about 10,000 additional wounded by the end of 2026 and roughly 100,000 under care by 2028, with around half expected to need mental-health support.
- The government formed a public committee led by Prof. Shlomo Mor Yosef and expanded programs as psychological treatments doubled and calls to the One Soul hotline climbed by about 80%.