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WHY MENTAL HEALTH IS A PRIORITY FOR ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
By the World Health Organisation
Climate change poses serious risks to mental health and well-being .
The impact of climate change is compounding the already extremely challenging situation for mental health and mental health services .
Gadiel Lazcano | Unsplash new WHO policy brief , launched recently , highlights actions
A for countries in this regard . The WHO is urging countries to include mental health support in their response to the climate crisis , citing examples where a few pioneering countries have done this effectively .
The findings concur with a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ( IPCC ), published in February this year . The IPPC revealed that rapidly increasing climate change poses a rising threat to mental health and psychosocial well-being from emotional distress to anxiety , depression , grief , and suicidal behavior .
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