As part of an effort to prioritize mental health services, St. Jude Medical Center has established a number of behavioral health programs over the last five years, including school-based mental health ...

During "Environmental Connections" on July 25, 2025, we discuss how climate anxiety affects our mental health, then explore ...

Experts say extreme weather and climate disasters lead to acute stress and trauma, manifesting as anxiety, depression, PTSD, ...

The study was just published in the journal The Lancet: Child & Adolescent Health. We examined how climate change adaptation policies in 160 countries incorporate all aspects of child health.

The connection between climate and physical health is evident. We know, for instance, that asthma is exacerbated by exposure to wildfire smoke that occurs more commonly during hot, dry, windy ...

Climate change and mental health Climate change refers to observable long-term shifts in local or (more often) global temperature, rainfall, and weather patterns.

Seeing the devastation of climate change on ancestral lands has brought his community "a profound sense of grief and loss," he said. "For us, mental health isn't just about individuals," he said.

The growing toll of climate-related disasters is a risk to the emotional well-being of young people. An Orange County, California, pediatric emergency doctor wants to add questions about climate ...

Teresa Gathoni Muchiri, a mental health trainer and coach, says a majority of these youth are under pressure to seek validation from their peers on social media, some are bogged down by failing ...

New Orleans lost more than half its psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, and other mental health professionals in ...

READ: Why mental health deserves more of our collective attention What's more, it projects that the integration of mental health services in primary care in Kenya will save 190 lives every year.