Mental health and climate change: tackling invisible injusticedoi:10.1016/S2542-5196(20)30081-4Harriet E IngleMichael MikulewiczThe Lancet Planetary Health
It is increasingly necessary to quantify the impacts of climate change on populations, and to quantify the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation strategies. Despite growing interest in the health effects of climate change, the relationship between mental health and climate change has received little...
Climate change is increasingly understood to impact mental health through multiple pathways of risk, including intense feelings of grief as people suffer climate-related losses to valued species, ecosystems and landscapes. Despite growing research intere
“Given that human mental health is a state of being that is both affected by and affects the world in which we live, the link between mental health (what we think, feel, believe and ultimately do) and climate change is critical if we are to achieve positive change. Currently western way...
This article provides an overview of the current and projected climate change risks and impacts to mental health and provides recommendations for priority actions to address the mental health consequences of climate change. The authors argue the followin
This cohort study assesses whether urban green space, tree canopy, grass, and other low-lying vegetation are associated with better mental health among
If you’re living with climate change anxiety, you may be concerned about the emissions involved in traveling to an in-person therapy session. With online therapy through a platform likeBetterHelp, you can work with a licensed mental health professional remotely, through video call, voice call, ...
Keywords Climate Change Environment Pollution Epidemics Pandemics COVID-19 Pandemic Mental Health 1. Introduction According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), climate change is defined as “a change in the climate that is directly or indirectly attributable to human ...
Climate Cares Centre, Institute of Global Health Innovation & Grantham Institute – Climate Change and the Environment, Imperial College London, London, UK Emma L. Lawrance Corresponding author Correspondence to Emma L. Lawrance. Ethics declarations Competing interests The author declares no competing int...
The health impacts of climate change are being increasingly recognized, but mental health is often excluded from this discussion. In this issue we feature a collection of articles on climate change and mental health that highlight important directions for future research. This is a preview of ...