First-hand accounts from teenagers augment research studies that illustrate how climate change is impacting young people’s mental health. As weather events threaten to change entire landscapes in coming decades, experts worry that mental health resources might fall short of the need.
published in The Lancet, 84 per cent of 10,000 respondents aged 16 to 25 were at least moderately worried about climate change. More than 45 per cent said their feelings about climate change negatively affected their daily life and functioning.in coming decades, experts worry that mental health resources might fall short of meeting people's needs.There is a range of feelings associated with climate change that does not necessarily equate to climate anxiety, according to Dr.
The consensus within the Canadian Psychological Association is that the prevalence of climate anxiety will worsen in the next few years, according to a spokesperson for the organization, and there are not enough mental health professionals available to meet this growing need. A girl named Camilla carries a puppy, as she walks ashore from a boat following a wildfire in the Shuswap area of B.C. on Aug. 19.
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