Healing doesn't mean forgetting. It means learning to carry what happened as part of who we are—without being crushed by its weight.
Mental Health First Aid Israel believes in the power of post-traumatic growth—the idea that even after the worst, people can emerge stronger, more compassionate, and more connected.
This doesn't minimize suffering. But it offers hope: that our worst days do not define us. That with support, community, and time, we can find meaning even in the wreckage.
As one MHFA volunteer put it: "We don't forget October 7. We carry it—and we carry each other."
That is the heart of Mental Health First Aid Israel: not healing alone, but healing together.
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