Climate and mental health intersections

Climate change is taking a toll on mental health. Dealing with climate hazards like extreme heat and wildfire smoke is stressful, and young people are increasingly anxious about the environmental problems their generation is facing.

This is the third webinar in a 4-part series from the UC Center for Climate, Health and Equity that explores new ways of thinking about and taking action on the climate-health crisis. The series aims to raise awareness of the impacts of the climate crisis on health and health inequities, with a focus on interdisciplinary discussions of research, policy, advocacy, and clinical solutions.

Speakers:
-Elizabeth Pinsky, MD, Pediatrician and Child Psychiatrist at Massachusetts General Hospital
and Associate Director of Advocacy at the Massachusetts General Center for Environment
and Health
-Elissa Epel, PhD, Professor and Vice Chair in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSF
-Jyoti Mishra, PhD, Associate Director of the Climate Change and Mental Health Council for
the UC Center for Climate Health and Equity and Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UC
San Diego