Current sectionScience & HealthFearing Dismissal, Bias and Ignorance Three new studies recently found that Israeli LGBTQ teens are less likely to seek mental health care due to their fear of being misunderstood or inadequately treated, amid the political and public discourse in Israel. Researchers say only specialized training could close the gapShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeIdo Efrati11:36 PM • July 06 2026 IDTIsraeli sexual and gender minority youth often refrain from seeking mental and medical treatment due to fears of being dismissed or inadequately treated by healthcare providers, a series of recently published studies reveal. Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel healthLGBTQMental HealthHealth & BodyCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesNetanyahuHamasAli KhameneiMichigan Primary World CupBrad LanderHaQuizHaaretz PodcastPeace Between Israel and Its Proxy in Beirut Is No Peace at AllIt's a Medical Stance, Not a Political OneThe Knesset's Gender Segregation Bill Crosses a Dangerous Red LineWhy Many LGBTQ Teens in Israel Hesitate to Seek Mental Health CareHaaretz CartoonRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael Has Long Ignored Warnings of a 'Diplomatic Tsunami.' Now It Has ArrivedDumber Than a 10-year-old: Are Israeli Students Really That Stupid?An Israeli Principal Desegregated a Tel Aviv School. Here's What Happened103 Nails on the Map: How Israel's Government Is Burying the Two-state SolutionRep. Dan Goldman Says Support for Israel Cost Him New York Democratic PrimaryIn His Own Words: Naftali Bennett Is Committed to Annexing the West Bank