Climate Change and Mental Health | Youth Takes

Hear youth across the country share their experiences with climate anxiety and why it's critical to talk about our mental health as activists - #YouthTakes 💚🌎✊🏽

The climate emergency is impacting the places and people we love. It’s threatening the health of our land, water, and air – and also our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. We’re experiencing increased climate anxiety and grappling with the fear of an uncertain future. But, we’re not in this alone. Focusing on our physical and mental health is critical. If we burn ourselves out, we risk our physical and mental well-being—and also the planet’s. But, we can’t fix it if we don’t talk about it. Let’s Talk About It and speak our climate truth together.

Share your #ClimateTruth and Let’s Talk About It:

We’re inviting all young people to speak your climate truth. Our movement not only needs to prioritize reducing the stigma of climate anxiety and trauma, but intentionally uplifting and centering the stories, struggles, resilience, and lived experience of young people. This is the moment to share our stories and create a community of support in order to ensure our well-being and the future of our movement!

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Action for the Climate Emergency's mission is to educate, inspire and support young people to lead the fight for their future. We ensure they have everything they need to understand the science and advocate for solutions to the climate emergency.

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[martylovejoy]

Wow! I especially liked hearing what Angelea had to say at the end of this vid - feeding ourselves while serving the cause as well is such an important message! Thanks ACE activists!