Israeli entrepreneur visits Alabama to garner support for needed PTSD treatment innovation
Gil Ilutowich, founder and CEO of technology education company Compedia, was recently in Alabama to garner support for the Israeli Trauma Healing Project, which will provide scalable healing for Israeli soldiers, civilians and their families, using technology to provide post-trauma therapy on a wide scale, far beyond the country’s current capacity.
“The level of stress and post trauma now in Israel is horrific,” he said. “There aren’t enough therapists and psychiatrists in Israel.”
Three million Israelis suffering from trauma post-Oct. 7
Some three million Israelis experienced anxiety, depression and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas-led massacre and subsequent war, State Comptroller Matanyahu Englman said in a report published on Feb. 11, 2025. The government watchdog said that in the six months following the October 7 attack, only about 0.6 percent of the population received mental health treatment, even though 38 percent of the population reported moderate to severe symptoms.
One in three Israelis exhibits PTSD symptoms a month after Hamas' deadly attack, study shows
According to the results of the study, 34 percent of respondents who were asked about the extent of their exposure to the events of the October 7 attack, described their symptoms as being consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Nova Festival survivor takes own life; Family blames state for ignoring PTSD
Shirel Golan, who attended the Nova Music Festival on October 7th, was found dead in her home on her 22nd birthday, after developing symptoms of PTSD in aftermath of the attack. Her brother accuses authorities of failing to provide proper and necessary treatment.
