Athabasca University - Climate change taking toll on teen mental health, study finds

Canadian adolescents’ perceptions of how climate change is impacting their mental health: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses

There is increasing recognition that climate change affects mental health, with young people identified as a high-risk population. Yet, research on this topic has mostly focused on quantitative studies with limited research exploring youth’s perspectives. This study explored Canadian adolescents’ perceptions of the impacts of climate change on their mental health. Data were collected from a cross-sectional survey of 804 Canadian adolescents (13–…

Athabasca University - Climate change taking toll on teen mental health, study finds

More than a third of Canadian teens say climate change is impacting their mental health, according to a national study led by Athabasca University researchers.A survey of 800 Canadian youth aged 1. . .