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Apr 2018

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Resolution on Affirming Psychologists’ Role in Addressing Global Climate Change

Therefore it is resolved that APA reaffirms its recognition of the importance of psychological aspects of human environment relations; Therefore it is resolved that APA supports psychologists’ involvement in scientific research on global climate change and on the role of human behavior as a significant contributor to these changes; ...

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Apr 2018

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Our mental health is linked to our environment

We are living in a geologic epoch informally known as the “Anthropocene”. Scientists from the Anthropocene Working Group will meet later this year to consider the evidence before arriving at a formal decision about the epoch’s name. What is being discussed and evaluated, is the degree to which human (anthropos) ...

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Apr 2018

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The International Transformational Resilience Coalition

The International Transformational Resilience Coalition (ITRC) is composed of over 200 mental health, trauma treatment, emergency response and other professionals working to address the mental health and psychosocial impacts of climate change. We provide research, skills building, and policy expertise on personal and psychosocial ...

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Apr 2018

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Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions Is Only the Beginning: A Literature Review of the Co-Benefits of Reducing Vehicle Miles Traveled

While state goals for reducing GHG emissions have been one motivation for the shift to VMT measures, reductions in VMT produce many other potential benefits, referred to as “cobenefits,” such as reductions in other air pollutant emissions, water pollution, wildlife mortality, and traffic congestion, as well as improvements in ...

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Apr 2018

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Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Impacts, Implications, and Guidance

When you think about climate change, mental health might not be the first thing that comes to mind. Americans are beginning to grow familiar with climate change and its health impacts: worsening asthma and allergies; heat-related stress; foodborne, waterborne, and vector-borne diseases; illness and injury related to storms; and ...

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Apr 2018

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SCIENCE IS LINKING FOSSIL FUELS AND NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE

Both individually and in combination, the chemicals in air pollution are causing or are implicated in a disturbingly wide range of serious health problems that extend far beyond asthma, heat-related distress and infectious diseases. Over the last ten years, peer-reviewed research findings from academic centers around the world have ...

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Apr 2018

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Overview of the Mental Health and Psychosocial Impacts of Climate Change

Slides and notes from Dr. Lise Van Susteren’s presentation during the “Building Mental Wellness and Psychosocial Resilience for Climate Change” workshop hosted on June 12, 2017. All the physical impacts of climate change– those affecting us both directly or indirectly –all the losses, injuries, illnesses, displacements – ...

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Apr 2018

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Building for mental health and resilience: Architects use design to mitigate environmental stressors

By making our spaces more resilient and communicating that value to tenants, designers can contribute to the improved mental well-being of occupants. Protecting against loss of life and property is important, but it should not be the only factor in meeting site-specific vulnerabilities. As we increase awareness of design’s impact, ...

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Apr 2018

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Hold your breath

As doctors, we have a unique role to play in the places we work – urging hospitals, clinics, academic centers, and other organizations and facilities to lead by example, become role models for energy efficiency, and choose clean renewable energy sources over the ones harming our health. We can start by choosing wind and solar […]

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Apr 2018

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Climate change ‘makes violence likelier’

Scientists say there is a direct link between changing climate and an increase in violence, reinforcing a key finding of the latest IPCC report. Summary of report findings.

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