
The Issue
Climate change has created a global mental health crisis. Due to both direct (e.g. extreme heat, hurricanes, desertification, displacement) and indirect (knowledge and awareness of the crisis) impacts of the climate crisis, people are experiencing climate emotions and mental health issues.
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But, the direct impacts of climate change are not equal. People living in the Global South and predominately communities of color in the United States, who also often face environmental racism, disproportionately are affected by climate change and have less access to resources to address the mental health consequences of systemic environmental racism and climate disasters.​

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Only 9 of 95 countries surveyed in 2021 by the World Health Organization have mental health included in their national health and climate programs.
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9,000-40,000
By 2050, 9,000-40,000 more people in Mexico & the US could die by suicide due to increased temperatures.
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80%
80% of people in the United States experienced extreme heat in 2021. In the US, 12% of pediatric ER visits were due to hotter temperatures. 25% of Americans are "socially vulnerable and have low resilience to extreme heat exposure."​​​

78%
78% of parents in the US are concerned about the impacts of climate change to their children. 82% of parents agree “children will be essential in fighting climate change” and that “we must give them the knowledge and skills to build a sustainable world”…But only half of parents have talked to their kids about it.
People are 12x more likely to take climate action because of their love for future generations.