The climate crisis is a mental health crisis.
Aesthetics, climate displacement, and mental health What is aesthetics, beauty, the built environment, and community resilience? Beauty and aesthetics in the built environment can help make spaces feel like home, boosting individual and community wellbeing and resilience, especially in the…
Air pollution and climate mental health What is air pollution? When a substance is released into the air that doesn’t belong there naturally, or doesn’t belong there at that concentration, the air is being polluted. Dirty air has become a…
Climate anxiety What is climate anxiety? If you find yourself asking, “What should I do in relation to the climate crisis?”, then you have already entered the domain of climate anxiety. In stronger forms, climate anxiety can manifest as various…
climate activists and psychological distress What’s a climate activist? A climate activist is: People come to climate activism with varying degrees of experience and a wide range of commitment levels. Someone who just began volunteering two years ago may well…
Climate disasters and mental health What are climate disasters? Climate disaster is a general term commonly used to describe catastrophic consequences of human-caused climate change. While climate disasters include the impacts from slower moving chronic conditions, such as sea level…
Climate Guilt What is climate guilt? Climate change is one of the most pressing issues of our time and most of us want to do something about it. Yet oftentimes our lifestyles are far from good for the environment –…
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…
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…