Dozens of psychiatrists in the occupying state have left for Britain, while Israel’s mental health system faces collapse. Due to the continuation of the war on the Gaza Strip, and the increasing number of casualties among soldiers.
According to the newspaper “HaaretzIn Hebrew, the sources said that the brain drain is an escape from the increasing workload, and because of the feeling that the situation will get worse, as the Ministry of Health’s plan to reform the system is still awaiting funding approval from the Treasury.
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Sources in the sector said that dozens of psychiatrists working in the field of public mental health in Israel recently left for Britain, at a time when demand for their services is increasing.
A group of directors of mental health hospitals in the Israeli occupation state, within the “Forum of Directors of Psychiatric Hospitals,” sent a letter to the “State” Controller and the Inspection Authority, in which they demanded that a state of emergency be declared. Due to a significant deterioration in the mental health of Israelis.
This message comes due to the spread of psychological illnesses since the seventh of last October, which has reached Israeli soldiers, prompting some of them to open fire on their colleagues, as happened a few days ago.
The letter stated that the events of the “Al-Aqsa Flood” will add 300,000 new people to those in need of psychological treatment. As for those who will return from the fighting in Gaza, it is not yet known how many of them will suffer from psychological problems.
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“Please use your power and authority to save the mental health of the citizens of Israel,” the group of directors added.
Directors of mental health hospitals in the occupying state also described what they considered inhumane conditions in their hospitals. What was noteworthy in the message was the call for these managers to declare a state of emergency due to the high rates of psychological and mental illnesses and suicide as well.
2024-01-01 10:15:00
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