ANATTA (NGO)
"Therapy is teaching me how to breathe again and to feel things other than grief..."
(Patient A.)
Senior Team
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Psychoanalysts Prof. Merav Roth (PhD) , Iris Gavrieli-Rahabi, and Prof. Ofrit Shapira-Berman (PhD), founders and professional directors, serving on a voluntary basis.
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Ms. Dalia Zuckerman, General Manager.
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Psychoanalyst Liat Warhaftig-Aran, Support Groups Coordinator, serving on a voluntary basis. She is a psychoanalyst and group analyst.
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Ms. Mariana Nevo, Director of Operations.
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Aliza Lipner, Information systems
In the words of another family member, affected by both the circles of captivity and bereavement:
“We, the victims of the October 7 massacre and the families of the hostages, across all circles of impact, have been fortunate that an organization like this was established, continues to exist, and has been there for us.”
Key Features
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Expertise and professional excellence: FLM brings together approximately 450 psychoanalysts and senior mental health professionals with specialized experience in the long-term treatment of traumatic bereavement. Since mobilizing immediately in October 2023, FLM's clinicians have developed unique expertise in treating the unprecedented trauma resulting from the October 7 attack.
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Individual, long-term psychoanalytic treatment: FLM commits to providing three years of treatment, unlike most time-limited therapeutic programs. This approach is grounded in the understanding that complex, multilayered trauma requires time, continuity, and sustained therapeutic commitment in order to restore resilience, enable a return to functioning and meaningful life, and help prevent deterioration or the delayed onset of post-traumatic symptoms.
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Treatment at no cost to patients: Treatment is provided entirely free of charge to patients, an integral component of making long-term care and the recovery process possible.
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Treatment for primary, secondary, and tertiary circles of trauma: Parents, spouses and partners, siblings, children, grandparents, grandchildren, parents-in-law, aunts and uncles, and cousins are all part of the circle affected by the trauma, and therefore also part of the circle of recovery.
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Support and processing groups: Weekly sessions facilitated by senior group therapists for individuals who share similar experiences and circumstances.
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Psychiatric support: Access to a nationwide team of psychiatrists who can provide immediate intervention when required.
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Professional support for therapists: Supervision groups, meetings for the therapist community, processing sessions, and ongoing professional support for FLM clinicians.
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Institutional partnerships: Coordination and collaboration with Israel's National Insurance Institute, the Ministries of Defense, Health, and Welfare and Social Affairs, family organizations, and parallel civil society organizations.
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Professional documentation and publications: FLM's professional team documents its experience and has published chapters and articles in Israel and internationally, contributing new knowledge to the professional mental health community.
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Publicity: FLM's management team conducts extensive public outreach through lectures and media appearances for audiences in Israel and around the world.
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Recognition and awards: In 2025, FLM received prestigious international recognition from the International Psychoanalytical Association, IPA, for its work in the field of community crisis and emergency response. Prof. Merav Roth (PhD) was also awarded the prestigious Sigourney Award for her exceptional contribution to the field of trauma, including, among other contributions, her role in establishing FLM and developing its model of care. FLM. https://www.sigourneyaward.org/recipient-list/merav-roth-2024
FLM's commitment to clinical excellence and social responsibility makes it a unique and critically important pillar in Israel's recovery from October 7, both for those most severely affected and for Israeli society as a whole.
Selected FLM Activity Data, as of June 2026
More than 30,000 hours of treatment have been provided, over half of them fully funded through philanthropic donations.
30,000
Approximately 1,000 individual therapy sessions take place every month, in addition to group programs and professional supervision.
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Approximately 750 families have received or are currently receiving treatment through FLM.
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Approximately 220 sessions have been held within dedicated processing groups.
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Looking Ahead: A Historic Role Within a Defined Timeframe
FLM's work is rooted in a unique and time-bound historical moment. The emotional and psychological impact of the October 7 events is profound, multilayered, and continues to evolve over time. At the same time, the population of people directly and indirectly affected by these events is defined and
finite.
For this reason, FLM intends to continue treating those affected by October 7 through the end of the current decade, after which its activities will conclude. This reflects the understanding that FLM's historic role is to provide comprehensive and thorough therapeutic care within a limited window of opportunity for rehabilitation and recovery. During this period, a concentrated investment of professional expertise and significant resources is required to help establish a stable emotional foundation for the years ahead.
Support Needed to Sustain FLM's Work
FLM works in full cooperation with all relevant public authorities. However, government funding, which is itself time-limited, is available only to individuals within the primary circle of trauma.
Those in the secondary and tertiary circles, as well as patients in the primary circle who have exhausted their state-funded eligibility, are not entitled to government funding. Their treatment is therefore possible only through philanthropic support.
More than 50% of FLM's patients are not eligible for government funding. The annual cost of treatment is approximately NIS 20,000 per patient, based on an hourly cost of approximately NIS 410, including VAT, within the framework of FLM's three-year treatment commitment.
FLM has the knowledge, experience, and professional infrastructure required to provide meaningful care to those affected and to their family members, many of whom are only nowable to turn their attention to their own recovery.
We need philanthropic support in order to continue providing the full three-year course of treatment to existing patients to whom we have already made a commitment, as well as to respond to additional individuals who continue to seek help. Our ability to provide this care depends entirely on sustained philanthropic support.
Donations enable us to complete this vital mission at this critical time, supporting the recovery of those affected and contributing to the healing of Israeli society as a whole.
Anatta Foundation, a public benefit company, is recognized for tax purposes in Israel under Section 46 and also offers tax-deductible giving options in the United States and additional countries.
"Kol Yisrael Arevim Zeh Bazeh"
FLM - First Line Med
FLM, operating as a project within the Anatta Foundation, a public benefit company, is a philanthropic initiative that provides long-term psychological treatment, lasting three years, at no cost to patients. Treatment is provided by top-tier professionals to those affected by the October 7 attack, including survivors of the massacres in the Gaza border communities and at the music festivals, families of those murdered, families of the hostages and survivors of captivity, as well as their family members in the secondary and tertiary circles of impact who are not eligible for state-funded treatment.
FLM was established during the week of October 7 as an immediate response to the urgent need for mental health care provided by senior and highly experienced mental health professionals. Nearly three years later, FLM continues to be a necessary response, and ever more so.
For many of those affected, the trauma involves severe and ongoing challenges, including the loss of loved ones, loss of home, prolonged periods of uncertainty, coping with the return to work, family life, and social routines, and much more. These are among the most severe and complex cases of trauma, requiring professional, in-depth, and sustained treatment.
Nearly three years after the disaster, there is a growing understanding that for many people, the process of recovery can only begin now, after a prolonged period of survival, struggle, and uncertainty. Accordingly, FLM continues to receive a continuous stream of new requests for treatment.