⏰ Deadline Extended to April 17 ⏰
The Yale Center on Climate Change and Health is now accepting applications for the second offering of its online short course entitled “Climate Change and Mental Health – Essential Skills for Mental Health and Primary Care Providers.”
ysph.yale.edu/school-of-pu...
This study lends evidence to why academic health systems should — and how they can — address climate change through leadership action.
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Climate mental health isn’t just about trauma from disasters—it’s also about how people process, feel, and live with the knowledge of climate change:
Public engagement and climate change: exploring the role of hairdressers as everyday influencers
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
April 9 ITRC Community of Practice (CoP)!
Agenda
-The core principles & methods of forming & supporting Mutual Aid groups
-Examples of what Mutual Aid groups do
-Group discussion to enhance your ability to form & support Mutual Aid groups where you live
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Your moment of hope:
Plug-in solar technology is making it easier for renters and low-income households to harness the power of the sun in Germany – but they aren’t yet allowed in many places in the U.S. #solar #cleanenergy
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/the-...
Good News to share: Despite Trump, renewable energy keeps surging. In 2025, solar and wind surpassed coal as a global energy source. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/desp...
More excellent reporting on #ExtremeHeat from Yale Climate Connections: Extreme heat turns work deadly
From India’s cane fields to U.S. factories, rising temperatures are causing workplace injuries worldwide.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/extr...
What comes next for the National Center for Atmospheric Research?
The White House says it intends to break up the nation's world-leading climate change research center. yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/01/the-...
Interesting read on the Personal Climate Strategy Workshop, developed by futurist Alex Steffen:
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/21/n...
#climatechange #ecoanxiety
NEW: #DataCenter Electricity Discount?
"Secret agreements between data center developers and electric utilities make it nearly impossible for residents and elected officials to understand the impacts of data center development in their communities."
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Please join CPA in partnership with @climatena.bsky.social:
Breath-Body-Mind™ for Stress, Trauma and Disaster Relief
Join us in learning practices for self-care, stress relief, emotion self-regulation, mental focus, energy, and awareness of self and others. www.eventbrite.com/e/breath-bod...
As the heat dome descends on parts of CA and the SW US, here is NEW research on heat waves and annual mortality among older adults: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Good Read: The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
New York State has approved statewide climate education requirements! The requirements will ensure that “kindergarten through 12th grade students are given the opportunity to learn about the causes, impacts, and solutions to the climate crisis. www.nwf.org/Home/Latest-...
Maine LTE highlights 2025 report from Harvard: Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Responsible for 1 in 5 deaths worldwide #MakePollutersPay
www.pressherald.com/2026/02/15/m...
The NAM is hosting its third annual Climate and Health Summit on Wednesday, April 8! This event will bring together leading experts to explore the latest insights, innovations, and opportunities at the intersection of climate and health.
Register here:
nam.edu/event/climat...
"I always need to remind myself that these are not two separate emergencies competing for attention, but one story unfolding on different timelines. That helps reignite the fire to continue."
"It kills through heatwaves, asthma, hunger, and displacement instead of bullets and batons, but the logic behind both is identical: certain people, mostly brown, can be sacrificed."
"The climate chaos we’re experiencing now, and what we will continue to experience, is a direct, conscious choice by the state to allow certain people to die."
Quotes from both articles:
"When I get into these funks, it’s like I start believing that climate change is something separate from state violence—and it’s not."
Two important good reads for the weekend:
Climate change is state violence, too
heated.world/p/i-dont-kno...
heated.world/p/actually-i...
Good news! Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Where the World is Melting focuses on the aging farmers, sled teams, and Indigenous populations all grappling with both drastic changes to their homelands and the traditions they’ve practiced for generations.
www.thisiscolossal.com/2026/02/wher...
Last week, the EPA repealed the endangerment finding. You can view CPA's full statement here: drive.google.com/file/d/1dEZV...
This decision places industry profits over the health and well-being of our patients and communities, and we will be left paying the cost. #endangermentfinding
NEW article from CPA members Janet Lewis, MD and Beth Haase, MD:
Futures thinking isn’t prediction, it’s practice. Mapping possibilities, imagining alternatives, challenging assumptions, and building the emotional capacity to stay engaged with uncertainty.
www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/how-to-...
Good Read: The birth of the climate doula
"More recently, studies have linked climate-related disasters with higher rates of maternal mental health issues like postpartum depression."
19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...
Our partner #CMHN is excited to share this new framework, which includes practical tools & resources.
Thriving in an Age of Disasters: How to build emotional resilience and take action us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Noteworthy news: EPA is setting the value of human health to $0
"Previously, EPA found that enforcing the more stringent PM2.5 regulations it issued in 2024 would add up to $46 billion in health benefits by 2032, vastly more than the cost of complying with the rule." www.vox.com/climate/4751...
