Mental Illness

Man who attacked Jerusalem nun acquitted due to mental illness, hospitalized for up to six years

The ruling means that Shreiber cannot be held criminally responsible for the attack because of his mental condition at the time.

|BySARAH BEN-NUN
Wearing a habit and other religious symbols, nuns in Jerusalem are not able to hide their identity, making them a target of hate crimes.
Liron Barda and Bar Asraf

Surrounded yet alone: The hidden loneliness behind Israel’s mental health crisis - opinion

A large and important study of online mental health support, conducted by the University of Haifa and Ben-Gurion University, analyzed real-time helpline data following the October 7 massacre.

|ByRENEE GARFINKEL
Lindsay Clancy listens in the coutroom during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 13, 2026.

Defense in Lindsay Clancy case claims psychosis behind her killing her children

While Clancy admitted to killing her children, the defense has argued that due to postpartum psychosis and overmedication, she should not be held criminally responsible.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, REUTERS