Thread by @MarcelHarmon1

1/5: Something I consider particularly insidious is the use of this issue by climate delayers (as it's becoming increasingly impossible to be an outright denialist) to argue against "fear mongering" & aggressive climate actions.

#climateanxiety #ksed

theguardian.com/environment/20…

2/5: Using the mental anguish created by the status quo to essentially argue against changing the status quo.

But as the article points out, “[t]he positive thing from our perspective as psychologists is that we soon realised the cure to climate anxiety is the same as...

3/5: the cure for climate change – action. It is about getting out & doing something that helps."

“We’re going to see massive, massive widespread climate crisis in every country around the world, so it’s about developing the emotional resilience to carry on, but in a way..."

4/5: "...that ignites really dramatic individual initiative.” And I would also argue dramatic collective initiative.

So climate adaptation also includes addressing climate anxiety, & schools will need to have the resources necessary to do so.

5/5: But we can reduce the strain on our schools by a) providing adequate & equitable health care as a society, & b) aggressively addressing #climatechange.

#ksed #ksleg #mentalhealth #healthcare #climateaction