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Three years after October 7, Israeli children’s psychiatric visits more than double
Children’s visits to psychiatric emergency services in Israel have more than doubled, a study shows. The finding points to a mental-health toll from the prolonged war since October 7.
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Three years after October 7, children’s visits to psychiatric emergency services in Israel have more than doubled, a study shows.
The study links the increase to the psychological toll of the prolonged war on Israeli children.
Rise in children’s visits
The source does not provide absolute figures, the comparison period or details about the medical facilities included. It also does not specify the study’s methodology.
Its finding concerns children’s visits to psychiatric emergency services in Israel; the source gives no other mental-health indicators.
What we know
- Children’s visits to psychiatric emergency services in Israel have more than doubled.
- The study presents the increase as a consequence of the prolonged war since October 7.
- The source gives no absolute figures or comparison period.
- The study’s methodology is not specified.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: Al Jazeera English.
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