Stanford researcher Abhinav Anne argues for better mental health care centered around neuroscience research and proactive ...

We know that heat is the deadliest climate impact, killing more Americans each year than floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes ...

Climate-related risks to mental health and well-being stem from extreme events (such as hurricanes) and gradual, long-term changes (such as sea-level rise).

Climate change is triggering mental health problems beyond just developing countries and conflict zones. In cities, babies who are exposed in the uterus to higher levels of urban air pollutants ...

“Climate change-related events were shown to be associated with psychological distress, worsened mental health (particularly among people with pre-existing mental health conditions), increased ...

Mental health effects for those dealing with climate change are pronounced. For Meg Keene, climate change is something that not only needs to be addressed but is also very difficult to cope with ...

“Climate change and mental health intersect in many different ways at different levels,” said Emily Schutzenhofer, a board certified psychiatrist with Climate Psychiatry Alliance.

The mental health aspect is just one of a myriad of costs stemming from the climate crisis. And while it might seem less consequential in the face of lost homes, food shortages and new diseases ...

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Many mental health professionals agree the most effective way to deal with the difficult feelings brought up by the enormity of the climate crisis might just be to slow down, pay attention to ...

Lifestyle Health Mental Health View Slideshow If your eyes are open to the nearly incomprehensible consumption and waste in our world, you likely have your finger on the pulse of the environment.

Key points. A new study reviews 160 national climate change adaptation policies to examine how they address child health. No policies directly address child mental health, although some measures ...