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Climate Anxiety as a Mental Health Crisis
04:12 - 14:21 (10:09)
Mental health professionals all over the world are recognizing climate change as a growing threat. Climate anxiety is becoming a pandemic, and governments should address the issue rather than politicize it.
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The increasing recognition of climate change as a threat to mental health has mental health professionals around the world worried, especially as climate anxiety becomes more prevalent.
04:12 - 07:57 (03:45)
Summary
The increasing recognition of climate change as a threat to mental health has mental health professionals around the world worried, especially as climate anxiety becomes more prevalent. Many feel unequipped to handle a growing number of patients who despair about the future of the planet and feel helpless to stop its decline.
ChapterClimate Anxiety as a Mental Health Crisis
Episode10. The Psychology of Climate Anxiety with Tenaya
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
The mental health of children who express climate anxiety is often politicized, instead of being addressed as a serious concern.
07:57 - 11:12 (03:14)
Summary
The mental health of children who express climate anxiety is often politicized, instead of being addressed as a serious concern. Nevertheless, classifying it as a mental health disorder could pave the way for more governmental funding and research into effective clinical approaches.
ChapterClimate Anxiety as a Mental Health Crisis
Episode10. The Psychology of Climate Anxiety with Tenaya
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their report on the physical science of climate change which assesses current science through analyzing 14,000 publications, 234 authors, and over 78,000 review comments, making it the best analysis of current climate science in the world to date.
11:12 - 12:37 (01:25)
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released their report on the physical science of climate change which assesses current science through analyzing 14,000 publications, 234 authors, and over 78,000 review comments, making it the best analysis of current climate science in the world to date. The report will aid policy debates, especially in regard to COP26 to achieve the goal of keeping global warming below two degrees.
ChapterClimate Anxiety as a Mental Health Crisis
Episode10. The Psychology of Climate Anxiety with Tenaya
PodcastThe Psychology of your 20’s
A discussion of recent climate commitments from major world powers, contrasted with Australia's fossil fuel-heavy COVID recovery package.
12:38 - 14:21 (01:42)
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A discussion of recent climate commitments from major world powers, contrasted with Australia's fossil fuel-heavy COVID recovery package.