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Jarkon Discusses Psychological Impact of Israel-Palestine Conflict

October 10, 2023

In the wake of the attacks in Israel and the Gaza Strip, psychiatrist , director of the Center for Behavioral Health, was featured in a  segment about safeguarding children’s mental health. Jarkon urged parents to be wary of what their children see on television and in social media, noting that exposure to disaster news coverage is known to trigger post-traumatic stress in children thousands of miles away. She advised parents to keep explanations simple and reassure children that they are safe and that the war is not happening in their backyard.

鈥淭here鈥檚 absolutely no reason for them to be exposed to that. As a parent, take precautions, remove the phone, remove the apps, and explain to them in a language they would understand based on their age what鈥檚 going on 鈥 that there are countries at war, bad things happen, but we鈥檙e okay right now, that鈥檚 all they need to know,鈥 she says.