A mobile medical clinic offering mental health care has sought to help Palestinians dealing with war-related anxiety, especially vulnerable communities, such as Bedouin tribes.
Psychologist Redah Hussin leads an art therapy class for Bedouin children. Between an uptick in settler violence and the war in Gaza, Palestinians are dealing with multiple mental health stressors.Psychologist Redah Hussin leads an art therapy class for Bedouin children. Between an uptick in settler violence and the war in Gaza, Palestinians are dealing with multiple mental health stressors.
The war started on Oct. 7, after Hamas attacked southern Israel, killing 1,200 people and kidnapping 240, according to Israeli officials. Israel's military response has killedThe images of dead children permeate the news here, and the youngest of viewers have noticed. Redah Hussin, a psychologist with MAP, says she's seen an increase in the need for mental health care since the start of the war. She says she's seeing a lot of"stress, panic and worry" in everyone, including in children, who don't know how to speak about it.
"Last week, was feeling very tense. I couldn't stop crying. I didn't know what was wrong with me," says Amneh Khalil. She talks about how her mental health suffers when her children refuse to eat because they hear that children in Gaza are starving."She talked to me and gave me some breathing exercises and ways to think. After sitting with the psychologist, believe me, I felt better" says Khalil.
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