ABC News (10/25, Yegiants) reports, “As temperatures continue to increase worldwide, so do profound impacts on our health, including our mental health, according to a major reportby almost 100 experts, including the World Health Organization, recently published” online in The Lancet Countdown. The report revealed that “severe temperature increases, and heat waves have been associated with a decline in mental health and increased suicidality.” As the climate changes, “young people in particular have been more susceptible to depression, anxiety, substance use and issues with sleep, the report said.” Elizabeth Haase, MD, who chairs American Psychiatric Association’s Committee on Climate Change and Mental Health, told ABC News, “Eighty-four percent of young people, are moderately to extremely anxious about climate change.”
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— “Increasingly warming planet jeopardizes human health, major report warns “Dr. Anna Yegiants, ABC News, October 25, 2022