Grief is not static. It shifts, ebbs, and surges in unexpected ways. For families who lost loved ones in the October 7 attacks or the war that followed, grief has become a constant companion.
Mental Health First Aid Israel supports these families not with timetables or stages, but with presence. Volunteers are trained to accompany mourners through the unpredictable terrain of loss.
This might mean sitting silently during shiva, returning for a phone call months later, or simply remembering a birthday that others have forgotten.
MHFA Israel also provides psychoeducation about grief's physical symptoms—fatigue, pain, appetite changes—so families know they're not "going crazy."
Grief never fully ends. But it can be carried together.
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