Tackling the Mental Health Toll That Comes with Climate Change
SEP 21, 202427 MIN
Tackling the Mental Health Toll That Comes with Climate Change
SEP 21, 202427 MIN
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<p>Research shows that climate change isn’t just something that’s negatively affecting the planet, it’s having a deep impact on our mental health as well.</p> <p>Every new wildfire, every flash flood, every heatwave brings on another level of eco-anxiety in many people. A survey conducted by UNDP, Oxford University and GeoPoll, found that 56% of respondents think at least once a week about the problems caused by the climate situation and these feelings can be even stronger in younger people.</p> <p>Of course, it can feel overwhelming to see all that our environment is going through and wonder what can be done - or to have experienced an extreme weather event first-hand, to carry trauma from that and not know how to heal from it. It’s a big conversation and so we’re turning to Jennifer Silverstein, a licensed clinical social worker in Sonoma County, who is working to build resilient communities, especially for the youngest and most vulnerable members, that can face unfolding ecological crises.</p>