Community actions, initiatives, meetings, and demonstrations.
"Silence is a Crime" calls on the mental-health professions to stop silencing themselves in times of violence and destruction. A study day on 25 June 2026 will examine the mechanisms that silence us, the ethics of care in times of crisis, and will present examples of practitioners in the field who are turning silence into action. Join us to re-examine our role and find a path from paralysis to hope.
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Israeli mental health professionals are convening for a critical study day to confront their professional responsibility during times of dehumanization and violence, moving beyond the paralyzing silence that has compromised clinical discourse. The event will examine the non-neutrality of silence, explore psychoanalytic and ethical dimensions of complicity, and equip professionals with practical tools for activism and testimony. Mental health workers are called to end their silence and act as agents of accountability both within and beyond the consulting room.
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Days of severe deterioration on all fronts – oppression, war crimes, and ethnic cleansing, all backed by the government, the military, the police, and the silent majority.Deeply shaken and appalled, we have chosen to turn to the international community with an urgent call to action.Please help us spread the word.The 'Silence is a Crime' Forum.
The "Silence is a Crime" forum, in collaboration with the "It's Time" coalition, is pleased to invite you to register for the webinar: Silence or Resistance During Wartime – The Role of Mental Health Professionals in Anti-War Activism. The webinar will take place on Thursday, March 26th, between 12:00-13:30, with the participation of forum members. … להמשך קריאה
You are invited to register for a panel concerning health, trauma, and treatment during wartime, organized by the Peace Partnership, in which we are partners as a forum. In the panel, we will present, alongside other speakers, our ethical and professional perspective on living in the shadow of continuous, paralyzing, and silencing trauma. The webinar … להמשך קריאה
In a few days, we will enter Yom Kippur, a day traditionally devoted to soul-searching. In our professional soul-searching, we ask whether, as caregivers in such a time—when the violence enacted by the society we live in reaches the most severe dimensions imaginable—we are fulfilling our professional role? Can we continue to seclude ourselves in … להמשך קריאה
To the international psychological community and the esteemed professional organizations, including the International Union of Psychological Science (IUPsyS), the American Psychological Association (APA), and the European Federation of Psychologists' Associations (EFPA): We, a group of psychologists from Israel, issue this urgent ethical appeal, in the face of the unprecedented atrocities unfolding in Gaza and the … להמשך קריאה
Today, on the occasion of the opening of the school year, we placed letters in Educational Psychological Services (EPS) centers across the country, with a clear message: We, as mental health and welfare professionals, cannot remain silent in the face of a reality of continuous harm to children and the education system in Gaza. While … להמשך קריאה
1.9.2025 To: Directors, Managers, and Staff of the Educational Psychological Services Subject: Heavy ethical questions at the start of the school year We begin the school year with a very heavy heart as human beings, and with heavy ethical questions as mental health and welfare professionals. On the one hand, we wish our children a … להמשך קריאה
On the steps of the Histadrut, over 100 mental health and welfare professionals stood in a screaming and painful silence. We appeal to the organizations that represent us – listen to the voice of our conscience and professional ethics – call for an end to the genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity being committed … להמשך קריאה
