Briefing Paper: Global Climate Change and Trauma [istss.org]
By Jura L. Augustinavicius, Sarah R. Lowe, Alessandro Massazza, Katie Hayes, et al., Image: Virginia McCaughey, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, December 2021 As human beings, our physical and mental health cannot be separated from the environments in which we live. Climate change, if left unaddressed, is projected to have catastrophic consequences on the mental health of entire populations. The impacts of climate change on traumatic stress and other aspects of mental...