These webinars are supported by the Royal Australian & New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP), the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP), Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA), Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) and TheMHS.
Climate change is the health challenge of this century, with mental health impacts reliably estimated to be even greater than the physical health impacts of climate-driven disasters and rising mental health emergencies linked to heatwaves.
Session 1:
What we need to know and care about.
This webinar will focus on what we need to know and care about while we respond to the climate mental health crisis. We will hear about:
• the latest research on climate change and mental health for clinicians
• climate anxiety
• the effects of climate change on young people
• Psychology for a safe climate