Helping the helpers: One year on from the 7 October attacks in Israel

As the 1-year mark of the October 2023 Hamas-led attacks passes in Israel, the mental health crisis triggered by the atrocities of that day looms large.

Frontline responders, such as the ambulance drivers and health workers in hospitals who received the wounded or were first to attend the scenes of the attack, witnessed first-hand the carnage and horror. Others, who later supported with the identification of bodies and the preparation of the dead for burial were also powerfully affected by what they saw.

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