Daily Routine in Wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
Information center and how to establish a daily routine in wartime
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Hospital Elective Activities
All the information about the hospitals that have renewed their elective (non-urgent) activities. -
Family Care Centers
Due to the emergency, Tipat Halav clinics provide local and accessible services throughout Israel for anyone who is away from home. For further information, call the Ministry of Health's Hotline… -
Self-Care to Be Able to Help Others
During emergencues, parents have a twofold challenge: function and cope with the situation themselves, so they can support and communicate the situation to their children. This way you can take… -
Healthy Nutrition in Emergency
Healthy nutrition is important and helps reinforcing our physical and mental resilience. We have gathered here all the information, hotlines and phone numbers on the subject of nutritional counseling and… -
Keeping Children and Adults Busy
Keeping busy and active during crisis times carries therapeutic powers. It helps self-regulation of powerful emotions, relieve tensions and maintain resilience. We have gathered here some examples for suitable activities. -
Screens in Wartime
Everything you need to know about screen time, both during emergency situations and in general. Pros, cons and what is the recommended screen time for every age group. -
Child and Teenager Online Safety
Especially during war and emergency situations, like the one that we are currently experiencing, the internet provides us with escapism and pleasure, but it may also present us with challenges… -
Information Security and Cyber Security
Alongside physical attacks, the State of Israel is also currently facing many cyber threats against citizens, organizations and companies. -
Staying Home with the Children
Prolonged stay at home with the children may increase both our stress and our children's. Important guidelines for prolonged stay at home and for relieving children's stress and trauma. -
Leaving Children Home Alone
According to law, you can leave children alone at home from the age of 6, but it is recommended not to leave them alone before the age of 9, as… -
Helping Children Understand Tragic Events
A couple of tips that will help you if you need to talk to your children about difficult subjects. -
Parents in Active Military Service
How you can help your children cope with the recruitment of a parent to military service. It is important to remember that recruitment causes pressure but it also provides an… -
Pregnancy and Labor During Wartime
At times of emergency, such as war, we are exposed to stressful situations that affect the health of the mother and the fetus. It is crucial to follow the pregnancy… -
To Breastfeed is to Provide Resilience
Especially during emergency and crisis situations, breastfeeding was found to be especially healthy both for the breastfeeding mother and the nursing baby. All information about breastfeeding during stressful and emergency… -
Traumatic Stress While Pregnant or Breastfeeding
All the information for women who are coping with stress and trauma while they are pregnant or breastfeeding. Tips for coping with stress, emotional support hotlines and more. -
Older Adults in Wartime
During war situations, when everyone's level of anxiety is on the rise, it is even more elevated in older adults. All the information about making accommodations to their home environment… -
Substance Abuse
Stressful and emergency situation may increase abuse of such substances as drugs and alcohol. You should avoid abusing these substances to avoid addiction and you should seek professional help or…
Substance Abuse
During these difficult times, when the mind is coping with stress and trauma on an unprecedented scale, we seek relief. Some find relief in alcohol and other substances. Use of these substances to relieve the pressure, to disconnect or to fall asleep may soon become dependence and place users at risk of growing addicted to these substances.
Various mental symptoms express a normal response to recent uneasy events. Treatment involves recruiting mental strength and support from one's immediate surroundings, which helps to most of us. If a problem persists, it is also possible and preferable to seek professional assistance.
Healthy alternatives
If you are in a state of panic, fear, anxiety, emptiness, loneliness and pain, you should choose things that are healthy for both body and mind to let off some steam and find some peace. Healthy ways to ease our mind may be:
- Engaging in hobbies
- Physical activity
- Reading
- Going outdoors
- Seeking help from friends, family and professionals
Responsible consumption
The availability of alcohol, cannabis and stress-relieving medications at these times and their use on a spectrum between medical use, recreational use and use that causes dependency and even addition. This availability requires us to make informed and responsible use of these substances.
Prescription medications for stress relief
- Only use prescription stress-relieving medications if your physician prescribed them to you, and only according to the intended use guidelines.
- Don’t share your prescription medications with friends and family. Instead, refer them to a physician who can prescribe to them what can help them.
Alcohol and cannabis abuse
- Know your limits. We all have different reactions to different levels of consumption. You should know your body and learn to tell when you should stop, when you are using these substances for self-medication and when you are using them as a means to escape from facing reality.
- Quantify your consumption times and quantities. Exercise moderation and self-awareness. If your consumption increases in either frequency or quantities, seek professional help.
Please note! Mixing prescription medications with alcohol or cannabis can have an adverse effect on the functioning of the nervous system in the body.
It should be stressed that cannabis has not been proven to be effective in treating traumatic stress immediately after trauma, and it may actually do more harm than good. Therefore, you should only use cannabis for the relief of chronic conditions.
Further information about harmful behavior and substance abuse