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TIPS AND RESOURCES FOR JOURNALISTS COVERING CLIMATE CHANGE
Covering Climate Now provides resources to journalists who write about climate change. In this article, CIRCLE Director Dr. Britt Wray provides tips on how journalists working in this area can provide complete and accurate coverage which is attuned to the realities of climate anxiety.
Stanford Medical Magazine
CLIMATE ANXIETY
Overcoming the next generation’s climate dread
How to Climate-Proof Schools
Revamping schools to withstand what’s coming
The Conscience of Coaching Podcast Mental Health, Emotions and the Climate Crisis with Britt Wray
“We can be a climate activist and not have a squeaky-clean report card.”
Britt Wray, PhD researcher, Stanford fellow and author, joins our host George Warren, to share her research into the mental health impact of the climate crisis as well as the obvious, but often ignored, solutions to the eco-distress that is happening worldwide.
Book Talks in Medical Humanities: Britt Wray's Generation Dread
Book Talks in Medical Humanities: Britt Wray's Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change
October 18, 2022
Living on a Changing Planet Podcast
Human and Planetary Health Fellow at Stanford University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, best-selling author of Generation Dread, TED speaker. We speak with Britt about the mental health impacts of the climate and wider ecological crisis, emotional strength training for the climate crisis, collective coping techniques, and the challenging decision of whether or not to have children in the context of a warming planet.
How To Cope With Climate Anxiety Dr. Britt Wray on turning anxiety into action.
On this episode of How To!, guest-host Cheyna Roth brings on Dr. Britt Wray, author of Generation Dread: Finding Purpose In an Age of Climate Crisis. Dr. Wray explains why we need to treat climate anxiety differently and how we can create resilience both internally and within our communities as we face climate change, together.
New York Times: Heat Singes the Mind, Not Just the Body
Hot weather can destabilize mood, exacerbate mental health disorders, and complicate drug treatment. Climate change itself is a stressor, scientists say.
By Apoorva Mandavilli
Mental health crisis looms as disasters worsen, say experts
A strange orange morning dawned in New York City on Tuesday last week, the usually pale yellow sunlight filtered through a haze of smoke from wildfires burning more than 1,000km north in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Nirmal Ghosh, US Bureau Chief
Got climate anxiety? You're not alone,
Climate change anxiety, a spike in distress or fear about the effects of climate change, is an emerging mental health challenge. And if you’re part of the more than two-thirds of Americans who experience some form of it, you might be wondering what you can do to feel better. Maybe you’re a candidate for climate-aware therapy? Or how about getting involved in climate action? In this episode of Vitals, Sheena answers all this and more, with the help of Britt Wray, a researcher studying the intersection of climate change and psychology, and Merryl Reichbach, a climate-aware therapist.
Feeling anxious about climate change? Check out these strategies. Yale Climate Connections.
The power of embracing despair, building community, and fostering emotional strength in the face of climate challenges.
by SUEELLEN CAMPBELL
Society of Environmental Journalists "To Cover Climate Equity Well, Journalists Must Maintain Mental Health"
Voices of Environmental Justice: To Cover Climate Equity Well, Journalists Must Maintain Mental Health
By Yessenia Funes
Feeling anxious about climate change? Here are 5 tips to manage those feelings
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Julia Simon , Clare Marie Schneider
Climate anxious? Here’s how you can turn apprehension into action
Worrying about the future can be debilitating. Experts say these three things can help
Betsy Reed
Editor, Guardian US
Climate anxiety is normal but it should lead to action, says mental health expert
Britt Wray, who does research on mental health and climate change at Stanford University, says her research shows that young people are among the most affected by climate anxiety. She offers tips on how to deal with climate anxiety.
How to cope with climate anxiety: Stanford expert shares techniques that help, World Economic Forum
- Climate anxiety is an umbrella of uncomfortable emotions that a person can feel when confronting the climate crisis.
- Its impact on mental health cannot be underestimated, and offering the right support is important, says Britt Wray, an author and researcher working at the forefront of climate change and mental health.
- Her work also focuses on building the resilience of entire communities through social trust, connectedness, and cohesion.
Pooja Chhabria - Digital Editor, World Economic Forum
How Extreme Heat Impacts Your Brain and Mental Health
Aryn Baker is the senior international climate and environment correspondent at TIME. She covers the human impacts of climate change, as well as food security, oceans, climate migration, and extreme heat.
Aryn Baker
5 Ways to Keep Climate Anxiety at Bay from Britt Wray, University of Virginia
Britt Wray's talk captivated an audience of nearly 200 UVA faculty, students, and staff eager to hear about ways to transform climate anxiety to climate action and hope.
“The world has already ended”: Britt Wray on living with the horror and trauma of climate crisis, Bulletin of Atomic Scientists
When my editor assigned me to interview the author of Generation Dread, I looked forward to reading the book in a curious but dispassionate way. I didn’t think it was for me. My job, after all, is writing and editing stories about climate crisis, so I felt I had already found my purpose, and also—arrogantly—that I knew this stuff, generally.
By Jessica McKenzie, January 15, 2024
Embracing the Emotions Behind Climate Science
Stanford researchers highlight the urgency and importance of acknowledging emotions about climate change in research and education
By Jamie Hansen, Global Health Communications Manager
Climate Anxiety & Social Connection: Dr. Britt Wray's Solutions for Resilience, Canadian Human Connection Conference
Dr. Britt Wray's insightful presentation at the Canadian Human Connection Conference sheds light on the intricate relationship between climate anxiety, climate change, and the vital role of social connections in fostering resilience. With a backdrop of alarming climate statistics from July 2023, Dr. Wray shares her personal journey through climate distress and the broader psychological impact of environmental crises. Emphasizing community care, she explores how strengthening social bonds can help mitigate mental health challenges and build a more resilient society in the face of climate adversity.
4th Annual Bay Area Youth Climate Summit - October 14th, 2023
On October 14th, our 4th annual Bay Area Youth Climate Summit was hosted at the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco! We are calling all youth, educators, & climate leaders from the Bay Area & beyond for an incredible day of knowledge-building, community resilience, climate optimism, & action! The event included guest speakers, workshops, & lunch activities!
Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X) at Stanford University
The Clinical Neuroscience Immersion Experience (CNI-X) at Stanford University is an intensive summer program that generally follows a student’s sophomore, junior, or senior year of high school. Students attend a two-week (10-day) session which provides introductory exposure to fascinating topics in neuroscience, psychiatry and psychology plus an opportunity to complete a collaborative capstone project...