Veterans voice frustration over lack of mental health support; calls for urgent reform and increased funding as Defense Ministry struggles to address growing PTSD crisis.

Eliran Mizrachi took his own life after being called up despite suffering from severe PTSD. He was initially denied a military funeral.

Experts Warn of an impending mental health catastrophe as troops endure intense combat and psychological strain.

The methods and technology arose from an acute need driven by the war in Gaza, not just for individual soldiers, but for the army and families and communities as a whole.

According to the IDF, some 85% of soldiers who needed treatment for battle response ended up being fit to return to their units.

The IDF has developed an app with Tel Aviv University for preventing PTSD among soldiers, based on teaching them to face danger rather than try and divert attention from it.

Some 4,600 soldiers have been wounded since the beginning of the war, with about 60 added every day. 20% of them suffer from PTSD-related ailments.