Child psychiatric ER visits up 121% in Israel since war began

Psychiatric emergency visits among Israeli children and adolescents are up 121% from pre-war levels, Clalit research shared with Al Jazeera on Oct. 9, 2026 found. The assessment covers about five million members. Three years after the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks, policymakers face a pediatric burden outpatient care was not built to absorb.