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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · 18d

🌊The Rising Faster Than the Sea Levels project is working to understand and support the mental health and wellbeing of Filipino youth as they navigate the climate crisis.

Read more about the work they are doing here⬇️

#ClimateChange #MentalHealth

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · 22d

How digital tools developed during COVID-19 can help to alleviate pressure on our healthcare systems during heatwaves?
With contributions from Dr @emlawrance.bsky.social and Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social.
Read the paper here➡️https://ow.ly/HtGg50WYSX3
#ClimateChange #MentalHealth #Heatwaves

A Tesla electric car is driving past a sign warning of extreme heat and the need to save power between 4-9pm. Los Angeles, USA. September 2022. Mandatory Credit: Chris Yarzab

When sounding the alarm feels too alarming

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 12

Climate scientists & activists working collectively on climate action can support wellbeing through finding community, purpose, & working to shared goals.
Read about the psychological impact of working in climate science in our @metoffice.gov.uk blog post ➡️ bit.ly/3KhXg0E

As part of our August climate theme of climate anxiety, Emma Lawrance, Neil Jennings and Jessica Newberry Le Vay from Imperial College London have written this guest post on concerns around the psycho...

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 12

@jessnlv.bsky.social talks about the psychological challenges for those working to combat climate change in a world where climate scepticism is rising on the Sensemaker podcast with @theobserveruk.bsky.social

Listen to the Sensemaker here👇
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#ClimateChange #MentalHealth

Global Youth Climate Strike - San Francisco, group of young people with banners.

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 9

How can education best support students & educators to navigate a changing world?🌍💭

Jack, Compass Project Youth Advisor, tells us why this matters & calls for students & educators to share experiences in a 15-min survey here➡️https://ow.ly/IaTG50WTLjP

#ClimateChange #MentalHealth #YouthVoice

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Sep 3

@drdaniellawatson.bsky.social speaks at #EHPS2025 in Groningen! 🌍
Presenting research on the youth-driven Resilience Project💚

She also co-led the Equity, Global Health & Sustainability SIG on sustainable conference travel + first climate café!☕

#ClimateAction #MentalHealth #Sustainability

Photo from the talk on the Resilience Project

Photo from the Special Interest Group (SIG) on Equity, Global Health & Sustainability

Our current climate already merits serious research and policy attention | PNAS

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 18

Climate change isn’t a future problem - it’s a present reality. But even without increasing climate chaos, research shows human health is weather-dependent.🌡️

A new paper for @pnas.org by Nick Obradovich, @emlawrance.bsky.social and @keltonminor.bsky.social: ow.ly/SApH50WHnGW

#Climate #Health

Our current climate already merits serious research and policy attention

Climate Change and Mental Health: Insights from Connecting Climate Minds’ First Regional Dialogues - Institute of Global Health Innovation

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 14

Read Sisy Chen's blog about insights from #ConnectingClimateMinds First Regional Dialogues in 2023.

With a focus on:
😣Socioemotional stress
💰Economic Impacts
✊Community Resilience
🔬Context-Specific Research

Read the blog here⬇️
#ClimateChange #MentalHealth #ClimateAction

As climate change continues to reshape our world, it's not just landscapes that are transforming; the mental well-being of communities worldwide is also on the line.

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 8

Heat negatively impacts people with mental health conditions. But what are countries doing to protect the most vulnerable in society?

Read our in-depth piece right here⤵️:
#ClimateChange #MentalHealth #ClimateAction

The Overlooked Link Between Heat and Mental Health

We need to highlight this overlooked aspect of extreme heat in public discourse and include it in our actions to respond to heatwaves to save lives and protect mental health in a changing climate.

Connecting Climate Minds Hub

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 7

Check out toolkits developed by #ConnectingClimateMinds to help guide researchers, aid decision-makers translate evidence into policy, and integrate people with lived experience in addressing #ClimateChange and #MentalHealth.🧠💙
Read here➡️https://ow.ly/eEZH50WAHzZ
#ClimateAction

Toolkits

The Overlooked Link Between Heat and Mental Health

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 4

♨️Mental health is an overlooked impact of extreme heat and heatwaves and will be a more significant problem due to climate change.

Read our new in-depth piece on heats connection to mental health and the policies in place to tackle it⤵️:

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Aug 1

Our latest report, with @unitedgmh.bsky.social, highlights that mental health is currently missing from many national adaptation policies around the world.

Read our blog post summarising why this matters and what this analysis tells us➡️ :
ow.ly/Juij50WyCP6

Heat map showing National Adaptation Policies

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jul 25

🎊Incredible news that the ICJ have ruled that States are legally obligated to protect the environment and must act on climate change.

Read the report that our very own @jessnlv.bsky.social contributed to which was part of this landmark case⤵️:

futuregenerationstribunal.com/peoples-peti...

People walking through floodwater outside the Doge's palace in Venice, Italy. Source of photo is Adam Sébire / Climate Visuals.

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 19

Dr John Jamir Benzon Aruta spoke with clarity on how to evolve #EnvironmentalPsychology by advocating for more diverse perspectives. Read in his own words below 👇

We are grateful to John for his continued collaboration, mentorship and friendship on multiple projects over the years 💚

#ICEP2025

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 18

The 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' team showcase:
💡Group discussions with Australian young people who want interventions to support their mental health during the climate crisis
🗺 Mapping of 178 concepts of climate mental health concepts. Eco-anxiety had 41 different definitions
#ICEP2025

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 18

Fantastic to meet, for the first time in person, some of the leading and lovely experts of the climate change and mental health field 💚🌏

Ans Vercammen 🇦🇺🇧🇪
@emlawrance.bsky.social 🇦🇺🇬🇧
@iaojala.bsky.social 🇫🇮🇸🇪
John Aruta 🇵🇭

#ICEP2025 @climatecares.bsky.social

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 17

✨️Dr Teaghan Hogg presented preliminary findings from our 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' project in Australia, the Philippines and Trinidad & Tobago
🇦🇺Youth advisors co-facilated group discussions with 45 Australian young people who advocated for climate mental health interventions
#ICEP2025

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Dr Daniella Watson @drdaniellawatson.bsky.social · Jun 16

🌱Kicking off the International Conference on Environmental Psychology in Vilinius, Lithuania! Fantastic to meet in person for the first time, the 'Rising Faster than the Sea Levels' team from the Philippines, Australia and the UK 🚀
#ICEP2025
@climatecares.bsky.social

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 6

Dr @emlawrance.bsky.social is at SXSW today, on a panel exploring the NHS’s role in shaping healthier cities, in session at 10.30am.

If you're there, join us!

www.sxswlondon.com/session/buil...

#climate #nhs #SXSW #ClimateChange

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · Jun 4

Don't forget to register for tomorrow's event with the #ATACH network!

We'll be sharing insights on #Climate impacts and strategies to build more resilient, sustainable mental health systems.

Sign up below👇

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · May 28

Join us on 5 June for a key technical meeting on #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth systems with the #ATACH network!🌍

We'll share insights on climate impacts & strategies to build more resilient, sustainable systems. Register now: www.atachcommunity.com/atach-commun... @who.int @unitedgmh.bsky.social

''Mental health and climate change: Making mental health systems climate resilient and sustainable. 5th June 2025. First Session: 09.00-10.00 CEST. Second Session: 19.00-20.00 CEST.
Please register for this online event using this code.''

Environmental disruption is impacting people's mental health

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · May 29

📃Delighted to be featured by @weforum.org as a key global organisation responding to the impact of #ClimateChange on #MentalHealth!

#ConnectingClimateMinds has convened over 1,180 contributors across 126 countries🌍

Read more this #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth: www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Communities around the world are using innovative programmes like youth-led support schemes to address the mental health impacts of environmental change.

www.weforum.org

Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · May 28

To accommodate various time zones, there will be two sessions featuring the same content.

🗓️5 June 2025
🕔First session: 09h00 - 10h30 CET | Second session: 19h00 - 20h30 CET

👉 Join us at the time that works best for you!

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · May 28

Join us on 5 June for a key technical meeting on #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth systems with the #ATACH network!🌍

We'll share insights on climate impacts & strategies to build more resilient, sustainable systems. Register now: www.atachcommunity.com/atach-commun... @who.int @unitedgmh.bsky.social

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Climate Cares Centre @climatecares.bsky.social · May 16

🧠 For #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek, we’re spotlighting our position paper from last year on the link between #ClimateChange & #MentalHealth.

Co-authored by our Policy Fellow @jessnlv.bsky.social & other experts in the field.

📖 Read more: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@granthamicl.bsky.social

Climate change and mental health: Position paper of the European Psychiatric Association | European Psychiatry | Cambridge Core

Climate change and mental health: Position paper of the European Psychiatric Association - Volume 67 Issue 1

www.cambridge.org