When it comes to climate change, studies have shown that youth are more likely to report mental health concerns in comparison to older generations. Emerging research underlines that youth who enroll in environmental classes consistently report increased levels of stress as a result of their heightened awareness of planetary health challenges. This toolkit is designed for use by educators to empower students to think critically about the structural and socio-political inequities that affect them while centering climate change and mental health through embedded reflective exercises. Questions that explore eco-anxiety, ecological paralysis and ecological grief are included in this toolkit. Students are encouraged to answer questions according to the emotions that they resonate most with and want to explore further. Additionally, students are encouraged to examine the relationship between anthropogenic activity, mental health and their values, emotions and behaviours. The PDF version of this toolkit is available for download here:  https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/eccmh/wp-content/uploads/sites/1644/2022/04/2April2022_TOOLKIT_Exploring-Mental-Health-and-Climate-Change_compressed-1.pdf.

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Exploring Climate Change and Mental Health

by Natania Abebe, MSN/MPH(c), BScN, RN•Student Price: FREE

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