Post-trauma data and the demand: "The coalition agreements must include a clear line"

At a panel at the "People of the State" conference held by ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth, representatives of associations warned of growing overload in treating post-trauma victims among reserve soldiers, with long waiting lists and a shortage of budgets. The association representatives called on the next government to set a clear line in the coalition agreements for budgeting and treatment of the issue.

At a special panel at the "People of the State" conference held by ynet and Yedioth Ahronoth today (Tuesday), representatives of associations assisting post-trauma victims among reserve soldiers warned of growing overload. The panel included Col. (res.) Lavi Zamir, CEO of the "For Tomorrow" association; Daphna Harari, director of the Strings Unit at the Central School for Training Welfare Workers; a Brig. Gen. (res.) serving in the IDF casualties department; and Raziel Barbi, founder of the "War on the Soul" forum. According to Zamir, in the "Swords of Iron" war slightly more than 350,000 reservists were mobilized, and pre-war statistics show that 13%-19% of those who served will be recognized as post-traumatic, but 35%-40% will experience post-traumatic symptoms. He noted that 150 departments are expected to go on a combat processing journey, but there are 70 groups on waiting lists. The representatives called on the next government to set a clear line in the coalition agreements for budgeting and treatment of the issue, and stressed that the state must take responsibility for those it sends to the battlefield.