March 13, 2023
It’s no surprise that many Americans are growing increasingly anxious about the perilous state of our planet.
Several Yale researchers are at the forefront of studying the rising tide of climate anxiety and ways to ameliorate it.
Yale Experts Explain Climate AnxietyMarch 13, 2023
It’s no surprise that many Americans are growing increasingly anxious about the perilous state of our planet.
Several Yale researchers are at the forefront of studying the rising tide of climate anxiety and ways to ameliorate it.
The Journal of Climate Change and Health
Hope, Health, and the Climate Crisis
February, 2022
Hope has been viewed since ancient times as a bedrock of human thriving, and contemporary evidence suggests that hope is a determinant of health. However, the climate crisis, in addition to its many direct and indirect threats to human health, erodes hope in many people. This article describes medical aspects of hope and hopelessness, including clinical definitions, measurement methods, and treatments. It then touches on literary and philosophical perspectives on hope, from both ancient and modern sources, emphasizing the centrality of hope to human thriving. Finally, it applies these clinical and cultural perspectives to the climate crisis, arguing that health professionals should propel hope in themselves, their patients, and the broader society, and drawing on clinical insights to propose concrete ways of doing so.
The enormous transformations to our planet from climate change can have powerful effects on our emotions, making us grieve for what is lost.
October 11, 2023
Impacts of climate change threaten children’s mental health starting before birth
WASHINGTON — Climate change poses a particular threat to children and youth, starting before birth and potentially derailing the normal development of physiological systems, cognitive abilities and emotional skills in ways that are sometimes irreversible, according to a report released by the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica.
