Climate Change and Youth Mental Health by Elizabeth Haase

Climate Change and Youth Mental Health by Elizabeth Haase

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This book examines the mental health impacts of climate change on youth. It is the first to offer both basic and scientific explanations of climate distress, how it relates to mental health, when to seek professional help, and how to intervene to support youth in a variety of settings.

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Climate Change and Youth Mental Health by Elizabeth Haase

Climate change is the biggest threat of our century, one that will impact every aspect of children's lives: their physical, emotional, moral, financial, and social health and well-being. The relationship between the climate crisis and mental health in young people is therefore by definition multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural, requiring multiple perspectives on how to understand and guide younger generations. This book provides a unique synthesis of those perspectives - the science, psychology, and social forces that can be brought to bear on supporting young people's psychological well-being. No matter the setting in which an adult may interact with younger people, this book provides the intellectual rigor and tools to ensure those interactions are as helpful and supportive as they can be.
Beth Haase, M.D. is the former chair of the American Psychiatric Association Committee on Climate Change, a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, and a steering committee member of the Climate Psychiatry Alliance. She is also the writer, director, and producer of the short film Frogs in a Pot, which explores the emotional and practical strengths most essential for children in a climate-changing world. Kelsey Hudson, Ph.D. chairs the Climate Psychology Alliance-North America's Youth Subcommittee. Her clinical work, research, and advocacy focuses on climate-related youth mental health. Her perspectives have been featured by NPR, USA Today, and the Boston Globe.
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ISBN 13 9781009252959
ISBN 10 100925295X
Title Climate Change and Youth Mental Health
Author Elizabeth Haase
Condition Unavailable
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2024-06-13
Number of pages 456
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