Global Climate Change, Mental Health, and Socio-Economic Stressors: Toward Sustainable Interventions across Regions
Sustainability,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
16(19), С. 8693 - 8693
Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024
Global
climate
change’s
pervasive
impacts
extend
beyond
the
environment,
significantly
affecting
mental
health
across
diverse
regions.
This
study
offers
a
comprehensive
multi-regional
analysis
spanning
Asia,
Africa,
Oceania,
Europe,
and
Americas,
addressing
three
critical
gaps
in
existing
research:
(i)
necessity
of
global
scope
given
widespread
impact,
(ii)
under-researched
dimension
compared
to
general
effects,
(iii)
integration
data.
Using
data
from
1970
2020,
we
found
strong
correlation
between
change
rising
disorders
globally.
Regional
patterns
emerged,
with
Oceania
showing
broader
associations
various
issues,
while
Europe
Americas
saw
increases
anxiety
depression.
contributes
more
understanding
interconnectedness
change,
health,
sustainability.
By
can
identify
sustainable
solutions
that
promote
both
environmental
well-being
human
well-being.
Our
findings
highlight
urgent
need
for
action
mitigate
effects
provide
insights
tailored
interventions
public
strategies.
Additionally,
socio-economic
factors
like
unemployment,
urbanisation,
GDP
growth,
globalisation
are
incorporated
explore
intricate
interplay
societal
contexts,
offering
clearer
mechanisms
at
play.
Язык: Английский
Eco-anxiety and Climate Anxiety: Bellwethers of the Climate Crisis's Mental Health Impact on Children and Adolescents
Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
46(2), С. e223 - e226
Опубликована: Фев. 10, 2025
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To
highlight
the
need
for
more
research
about
climate
change's
effects
on
child
and
adolescent
mental
health.
Method:
Articles
reports
were
searched
in
12
pediatric
journals
10
international
societies
using
mesh
terms
“climate
change
health,”
children's
“eco-anxiety.”
scanned
relevancy
change,”
crisis,”
“mental
“child,”
“anxiety,”
anxiety.”
Relevant
literature
was
compiled
analyzed.
Results:
Although
crisis
has
been
highlighted
as
a
critical
threat
to
physical
health
of
adolescents
worldwide,
its
impacts
are
far
less
recognized.
Existing
is
limited,
primarily
focusing
acute
response
adults
directly
affected
by
extreme
weather
events
rather
than
emerging
indirect
effects.
Far
limited
children,
who
hypothesized
bear
brunt
detriment
change.
In
addition,
nonstandardized
scales
definitions
lack
nationally
representative
data,
among
many
other
things,
hinder
current
understanding,
attention,
evidence-based
action
prevent
treat
these
Conclusion:
Gathering
information
regarding
paramount.
Consequently,
development
workforce,
funding
stream,
standardized
methodology
necessary
properly
investigate
aid
children
facing
crisis's
Язык: Английский
Maintaining resilience and wellbeing in the era of climate change: Protocol of an acceptability and feasibility pilot of the Bee Well program for treating eco-anxiety in rural children exposed to natural hazards (Preprint)
Опубликована: Ноя. 19, 2024
BACKGROUND
The
impacts
of
climate
change
on
mental
health
are
becoming
widely
recognised.
Climate
can
detrimentally
impact
through
direct
and
indirect
exposure
to
natural
hazards,
as
well
the
overarching
awareness
resultant
environmental
decline
–
latter
is
termed
eco-anxiety.
Exposure
hazards
also
increases
eco-anxiety,
further
compounding
impacts.
Young
people
children
especially
vulnerable
change,
have
higher
rates
eco-anxiety
than
other
age
groups.
Those
in
rural
areas
more
likely
be
impacted
by
underscoring
need
support
this
population.
However,
date
there
remains
scant
evidence
regarding
how
best
young
relation
with
few
interventions,
for
children,
having
been
evaluated.
As
such,
a
clear
growing
base
inform
treatment
change-related
distress.
OBJECTIVE
This
study
pilots
novel
group-based
resilience
intervention
Specifically,
project
aims
explore
acceptability,
feasibility,
clinical
utility
intervention.
METHODS
an
pilot
using
pre-
post-design
single
group.
A
minimum
sample
12
aged
between
10-14
years
located
area
at
least
one
hazard
will
enrolled
study.
Children
complete
measures
psychological
distress
(subjective
units
distress,
Depression,
Stress
Anxiety
Scale
Youth),
emotions,
(Resilience
-10)
post-intervention.
Acceptability
assessed
post-intervention
series
Likert-scale
open-ended
questions.
Eligible
take
part
five
module
designed
build
resilience,
promote
nature
connectedness,
social
support,
foster
meaning-focused
coping.
RESULTS
has
received
ethical
board
approval.
October
2024,
recruitment
not
yet
commenced.
conducted
from
late
2024
2025.
CONCLUSIONS
Rural
population
change.
currently
minimal
guide
clinicians
practitioners
experiencing
following
hazard.
To
date,
interventions
treating
sparse,
who
typically
older
provide
preliminary
adolescents
that
practitioners.
CLINICALTRIAL
ACTRN12624001287527
Язык: Английский
Disasters and Health: A Review from the Perspective of the Blum Model
Опубликована: Дек. 13, 2024
Ensuring
the
rapid
and
effective
delivery
of
healthcare
services
following
disasters
requires
strong
coordination
between
disaster
management
services.Pre-disaster
preparations
are
critical
for
maintaining
continuity
systems.These
include
developing
emergency
plans,
training
personnel,
regular
updates
medical
supply
stocks,
establishment
mobile
health
units
use
during
disasters.In
postdisaster
period,
priorities
prompt
treatment
injured,
prevention
epidemic
diseases,
provision
psychosocial
support
(Kourtit
et
al.,
2023).During
this
process,
collaboration
national
international
organizations
as
well
non-governmental
is
vital.Furthermore,
reassessment
policies
development
strategies
situations.The
reshaped
post-disaster
recovery
phase
(Islam
&
Khan,
2018;Panwar
Sen,
2019).Policies
should
be
structured
to
encompass
preparedness,
response,
phases
disasters.Comprehensive
planning
programs
necessary
enhance
community
resilience.In
conclusion,
affect
status
individuals
communities
in
various
ways.They
leave
deep
impacts
on
services,
social
structures,
lifestyles,
environmental
factors.Mitigating
managing
these
holistic
approaches
robust
policies.
Язык: Английский