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April 17, 2023

Addressing the Public Mental Health Challenge of Climate Change

  • By Katherine Catalano, Elizabeth Haase, M.D.
  • Patients and Families, Public awareness, Trauma

For most Americans, the face of climate change is extreme weather and natural disasters. More than 40% of Americans live in a county impacted by a major natural disaster in the last year. In the last seven years, natural disasters cost the United States more than a trillion dollars in damage and more than 5,000 lives were lost.

April 12, 2023

Air Pollution’s Impact on Mental Health

  • Patients and Families, Teens and young adults

Air pollution is a major environmental health risk — the links between air pollution and health conditions such as respiratory and cardiovascular diseases are well established. Though less well-understood, there is substantial evidence that air pollution also impacts mental health.

March 23, 2023

How to Talk About Suicide on Social Media

  • Patients and Families, Public awareness, Suicide and self-harm

Social media has tremendous reach and influence. When people post on social media about suicide, that influence can be helpful or hurtful. Conversations about suicide on social media can promote misperceptions and stigma and potentially influence others to attempt suicide

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