Mental Health

Between war and regime oppression, Iranians trapped by trauma cycle
US-Israel war on Iran
Opinion Video

Between war and regime oppression, Iran trapped by trauma cycle

War on Iran has escalated an already devastating mental health in the country fuelled by decades of living abnormally under a brutal regime, says Tara Kangarlou

Tara Kangarlou
07 April, 2026
The fear and anxiety experienced by 10-year-old Lana Al-Shareef, a girl living in Khan Younis, Gaza, lead to her developing vitiligo, on 11 May 2025. [Getty]
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

In Gaza, families are trying to save their children from suicide

Rasha Abou Jalal
30 March, 2026
Israeli prison
Palestinian prisoners
Narrated

How I reclaimed my life after 18 years in Israeli prison

BO

Bilal Odeh

23 February, 2026
filton
Gaza War
Unfiltered

Sacrifice and grit is what can help with Gaza traumas

Tarek Younis

Tarek Younis

10 February, 2026
Floods in Gaza have further compounded the suffering of Palestinians
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Virtual reality is helping Gaza's children briefly escape war

Sally Ibrahim
31 December, 2025
Mental_health_Gaza
Gaza ceasefire deal
Society
Live Story

After the ceasefire, Gaza faces an unending war with trauma

The New Arab Staff

Malak Hijazi

01 December, 2025
Gaza
Gaza ceasefire deal
Voices

Only justice can heal Gaza’s deep psychological scars

Emad Moussa

Emad Moussa

24 October, 2025
The woman was found in the Bustan al-Qasr area, which was ravaged by war [Getty]
Syria
MENA
Live Story

Woman's death on Aleppo park bench stirs anger at Syria poverty

The New Arab Staff
18 September, 2025
South Sudan [Getty]
South Sudan
MENA
Live Story

Mental health clinics in violence-prone South Sudan are rare and endangered

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 August, 2025
Yoga_Al_Jawad_Camp
Gaza genocide
Society
Live Story

Yoga offers displaced Gazan children a way to heal amid genocide

The New Arab Staff

Haya Ahmed

08 July, 2025
This picture taken from a position on the Israeli border with the Gaza Strip, shows an Israeli vehicle returning from the Palestinian territory on July 1, 2025.
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Israeli military reservist commits suicide after Gaza horrors

The New Arab Staff
06 July, 2025
Israeli soldiers fir artillery cannons on the Gaza border
Israel
MENA
Live Story

As Gaza burns, more than 100,000 Israelis 'traumatised by war'

The New Arab Staff
12 May, 2025
Gaza_mental_health_crisis
Mental Health
Society
Live Story

Gazans' mental state at breaking point after ceasefire violation

The New Arab Staff

Haya Ahmed

25 March, 2025
Israeli_drones
Gaza
Society
Live Story

Psychological strain: Israel’s drones continue to terrorise Gaza

Mohamed Solaimane

Mohamed Solaimane

28 January, 2025
Gaza children
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

One million traumatised Gaza children need mental health support

The New Arab Staff
24 January, 2025
Wellbeing industry
Mental Health
Lifestyle
Live Story

Empathy in crisis: The wellbeing industry's silence on Palestine

Yanar

Yanar Alkayat

04 December, 2024
Lebanon_health_crisis
Lebanon
Society
Live Story

Israel's war in Lebanon causes surge in mental health trauma

The New Arab Staff

Jagoda Grondecka

07 November, 2024
As a wellness podcaster, here's how the Gaza genocide changed me
Gaza War
Narrated

As a wellness podcaster, here's how the Gaza genocide changed me

Layla Maghribi

Layla Maghribi

15 October, 2024
Gaza War
MENA
Live Story

Gaza: Palestinians would 'rather die' than live through more war

The New Arab Staff
05 September, 2024
Images of the remaining silos at Beirut Port two years after the devasting explosion
Beirut port explosion
MENA
Live Story

Israeli sonic booms retrigger traumas of 2020 Beirut port blast

Kamar Ghossn
09 August, 2024
Gaza War
Society
Live Story

SAWA Foundation faces surge in crisis calls amid Gaza war

Olivia Hooper

Olivia Hooper

18 July, 2024