Health Care

Between Policy and Implementation – Two Years into the Mental Health Reform

The study's goal was to evaluate the success of implementation of the MH reform, by examination the proclaimed goals accompanying the decision to promote the MH reform and also by understanding how reform planners and implementers perceive the implementation of the goals

The Involvement of Primary Care Physicians in Mental Health Care Following the Implementation of the Mental Health Reform

The Shortage of Arab Professionals in Mental-Health Services — Causes and Solutions

The goals of the study were to identify the obstacles to recruiting Arab students into the various training tracks for mental-health professions and to subsequently finding work in their professions.

Who Cares for the Caregiver? How the Health Services Address the Needs of Family Caregivers

The study helps to identify the health needs of family caregivers and those in high-risk groups.

Policy Efforts to Strengthen Public Hospitals in Israel

Private funding of health services in Israel has negative consequences for the public system, including hospitals. This article describes policy measures that the government is promoting to minimize these effects.

Transfer of Residents from Long-Term Nursing-Care Institutions to General Hospitals