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The Fight for a Livable Future
This post is part of a Mental Health Awareness Month blog series that highlights “Closer Look” perspectives from the 2021 edition of Mental Health and Our Changing Climate. This is a reprint from the report. The Fight for a Livable…
American Youth: Angry, Terrified, and in Despair
This post is part of a Mental Health Awareness Month blog series that highlights “Closer Look” perspectives from the 2021 edition of Mental Health and Our Changing Climate. This is a reprint from the report. American Youth: Angry, Terrified, and…
Lise Van Susteren, MD
Dr. Lise Van Susteren, a practicing general and forensic psychiatrist in Washington, DC, is an expert on the physical and mental health effects of climate change. Dr. Van Susteren has served as a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University…
Why Protecting Mothers and Minds Matters in a Changing Climate
Featuring Cathy Jordan, PhD, Director for Leadership and Education, University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment in conversation with Bruce Bekkar, MD, Fellow, Climate for Health, ecoAmerica.
Adverse birth outcomes and mental health challenges are two of the most critical...
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Congressional Briefing Co-Sponsored by Sen. Markey and Rep. Tonko
On October 25, the American Psychological Association and ecoAmerica presented their Mental Health and Our Changing Climate: Children and Youth Report 2023 to members of the US House and Senate.
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AUCD and ecoAmerica Partner to Bring Disability Perspective to Climate Justice
Over 61 million Americans have a disability and more than 1 billion do world-wide. Yet climate justice circles typically don’t include a disability perspective. This is why we are thrilled that the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), a…
Solar Energy: A Sunny Forecast
by Barbara Gottlieb, Environment & Health Director, Physicians for Social Responsibility The transition off fossil fuels — to slow climate change and to protect us from the pollution caused by burning methane, oil and coal — hinges on the availability…
American Climate Leadership Awards for High School Students 2024
High School Students Making Change in Their Local Communities ecoAmerica launched a new High School Student award category in 2024: the American Climate Leadership Awards (ACLA) for High School Students. Read about the semifinalists HERE and view their profiles HERE.…
Collective Efficacy: An Asset for Climate Solutions
Have you ever heard of the term collective efficacy? If you’ve ever sat in on a psychology or sociology course, it may ring a bell. Even if you’ve never heard of the term, you have likely experienced the phenomenon. Collective…
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