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Climate Resilience What is climate resilience? Resilience, broadly speaking, is the ability to maintain or regain physical and psychological health in the face of adversity. Climate resilience refers specifically to the ability to anticipate, prepare for, and respond to the…
Climate stories & cli-fi What are climate stories? Today, climate stories are emerging in all genres and in all media, grappling with climate directly and indirectly. Climate stories are not only about oil, weather, the natural world, politics, science, colonialism,…
Climate trauma overview What is climate trauma? The word “trauma” stems from the Greek word for physical wound. However, we understand that trauma causes both physical and emotional injury. The American Psychological Association (APA) Dictionary of Psychology defines trauma as: “any…
Confirmation bias What is confirmation bias? There is overwhelming scientific consensus that climate change is real, important, and human-caused. So why do many remain skeptical about climate change, or unmotivated to reduce its impact? Confirmation bias is the tendency to…
Disability and Climate Mental Health Defining disability A disability is a physical, emotional, sensory, or mental condition that limits a person’s functioning and makes it more difficult to perform certain tasks Every disability presents a unique set of challenges. For…
Extreme heat and climate mental health Heat waves are increasing in the climate crisis Global warming has become the new normal, threatening our health and well-being and, in some places, our ability to live on our lands. As the average…
Farmers and climate mental health Introduction to farmers and their mental health A farmer is a person who operates a farm and is involved in the agricultural process of growing crops or raising livestock (often known as ranching). The term…
Healthcare policy in the climate crisis (United States) Why the climate crisis is a human health crisis The World Health Organization (2021) has declared the climate crisis “the single biggest health threat facing humanity.” The climate crisis threatens human health and well-being…
Indigenous knowledges Significance for mitigation and adaptation to climate disruption “The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it.” Chief Joseph (Nez Perce) “An Indian’s View of Indian Affairs.” North American Review…
Mental health medication in the climate crisis Climate change affects how medication works Sixty-five million Americans (one in five) take mental health medications, and the number is rising. The most common medications that doctors prescribe for their patients are for…