How is climate change impacting young people's mental health?

Oct 7, 2021

climate change is affecting the mental health and future health prospects of young people, like this boy here

Could 2021 be the year that people wake up to climate change? Image: UNSPLASH/Andrew Neel

Francis Vergunst

Postdoctoral Fellow in Developmental Public Health, , Université de Montréal

Helen Louise Berry

Hon Professor of Climate Change and Mental Health, University of Sydney

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A long-term developmental perspective recognizes the importance of early detection and prevention of climate change risks to children’s mental health. Image: (F. Vergunst), Author provided

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Climate change can add to the stress associated with the physiological, hormonal and social changes of adolescence. Image: Unsplash/Li-An Lim

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