Climate change can play a major role in affecting young people's mental health, according to a new report from the American Psychiatric Association.
Written in collaboration with the climate advocacy organization ecoAmerica, the report documents how environmental events linked to climate change – including weather disasters, extreme heat and poor air quality – can trigger or exacerbate mental health issues for kids and teens.Natural disasters can lead to post-traumatic stress disorder in these groups, the report says.
Adolescents are susceptible to mental health effects – like trauma and anxiety – from climate change-related natural disasters, but they can also be indirectly affected, the report says. Weather events, heat and pollution can disrupt a child's life: classes might be canceled, their home might be damaged, or they might experience food insecurity.'How do you plan for the future?'Adolescents and young adults, the report says, are particularly anxious about climate change.
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