Mental Health & Climate Change
As the backbone of our local communities, congregations are on the frontlines of care. And, as our changing climate causes more frequent and severe weather events, the physical and mental health impacts are following, weighing heavily on communities, congregations, and especially Children. Congregations and faith leaders are called by our faith to support mental health, youth, and climate solutions.
Use the below resources to about mental health to better support your congregation and community, especially youth. Share these resources to engage and educate others on mental health and climate change.
Hear from Ben Fulgencio-Turner, director of Climate for Health, on the impacts of climate change on mental health, especially among youth.
Materials & Resources
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(Multi-Faith) Children & Youth Mental Health In Our Changing Climate A Guide for Faith Leaders by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Presbyterian) "How Are You Feeling?" Children's Mental Health Poster by PCUSA
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(Ecumenical) There's a Mental Health Crisis Among Youth. The Church Can Help. by Michael Paul Cartledge
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(Multi-Faith) Faith & Spirituality by the National Alliance on Mental Illness
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(Multi-Faith) Spiritual Caregiving and Ecological Grief by The BTS Center
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(Multi-Faith) What Do We Tell The Children? by Climate Changed Podcast with Craig Santos Perez
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(Multi-Faith) Mental Health and Our Changing Climate by ecoAmerica
Activity Guides
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(Multi-Faith) Exercises for Embodied Practice and Play by Madeline Bugeau-Heartt
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(Multi-Faith) Guides for Lectio Terra by Ben Yosua-Davis
Videos
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(Multi-Faith) EcoSpiritual Video Diaries for Teens by The BTS Center
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(Multi-Faith) Earthbound Practices Guided Reflections by The BTS Center
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(Multi-Faith) Guided Meditation by Rev. Dr. Margaret Bullitt-Jonas
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(Multi-Faith) Mental Health and Our Changing Climate - In Context, Part 1 by ecoAmerica
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(Multi-Faith) My Neighbor is Hurting: How to Serve Those Experiencing Climate Stress and Grief by Blessed Tomorrow
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(Multi-Faith) Coping with ecoGrief: What It Is, How to Cope by Blessed Tomorrow