Brilliant! Every student should be trained to help create a climate-ready community/nation/world. Doing so by rolling up their sleeves and getting involved is a great way to build their sense of agency and promote their mental wellbeing. @climatepsychiatry.bsky.social @brittwray.bsky.social

He Quit His Job to Build a University for the Climate Crisis

In Wales, a Visionary College Prepares Students to Live in a Warming World

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NEW CPA Podcast Ep! Plastic is everywhere—but what is it doing to our brains? Drs. Elizabeth Ryznar & Christos Symeonidis explain why plastic pollution is not only an enviro crisis but also an urgent, emerging mental health concern. climatepsychiatryalliancepodcast.buzzsprout.com/2409582/epis...

Microplastics & (in) Your Brain with Dr.’s Elizabeth Ryznar and Dr. Christos Symeonidis - Part 1 - Climate Psychiatry Alliance Podcast

Plastic is everywhere—but what is it doing to our brains?In Part 1 of this two-part conversation, Dr. Elizabeth Ryznar and Dr. Christos Symeonidis explain why plastic pollution is not only an environm...

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Highlighting the body of work young people are doing in the #ClimateandHealth community! Project Logos puts working environmental scientists in direct conversation w/ students & publishes the result. The interviews are unedited, so what a scientist said is what a student hears. project-logos.org

Project Logos — Science at Its Source

Unfiltered, nonpartisan conversations connecting leading environmental scientists with the next generation.

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A disaster disrupting access to psychiatric medication is more than an inconvenience. It can become a medical crisis. In a new #ClimateCheckup, Dr. Sylvanus Teboh calls for mental health to be part of the plan before the emergency happens, not after. @medpagetoday.com

Opinion | A Missed Psychiatric Medication Should Not Become Another Disaster

Clinics can start with one question: if this patient is cut off from us for a week, what happens?

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A not to miss read as the southern US continues to experience #extremeheat www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/w...

This is your brain on extreme heat.

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Yikes! Rising levels of carbon pollution (C02) appears to be changing our blood chemistry, which may affect our brain functioning. Stop burning fossil fuels. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @climatepsychiatry.bsky.social @climatepsychol.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org

Carbon dioxide overload, detected in human blood, suggests a potentially toxic atmosphere within 50 years - Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health

Anthropogenic activities are increasing the amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. There is mounting experimental evidence that lifetime exposure to these increasing atmospheric CO2 levels ...

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In this survey study of 1510 LA residents, done before/after the Jan '25 wildfires, onset of wildfires was assoc w/ greater increase in psychological distress among evacuation zone residents comp with nonevacuation zone residents, detectable thru 11 months of followup jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Social Vulnerability, Wildfire Exposure, and Mental Health

This survey study of Los Angeles County residents, conducted before and after the January 2025 wildfires, estimates the association between wildfire exposure and psychological distress and assesses th...

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A great example of unique ways of combatting #ecoanxiety www.mainepublic.org/climate/2026...

When eco-anxiety hits, the tough turn to poetry

For Earth week, Maine Public's Molly Enking sat down with Meghan Sterling, poet laureate of Gardiner, Maine, to discuss how writing poetry helps her process emotions and get in a headspace to take act...

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If your feed is full of people saying this isn't the kind of #hotgirlsummer they signed up for…they're pointing to something real. Living in record-breaking heat and wildfire smoke isn't just uncomfortable—it's dangerous. (1/4)

Don't miss our Summer Climate Cafe! Seeking a place to share your angst, fears and hopes about the climate crisis/mega-crisis? Looking to de-stress and find strength in community? Join CPA colleagues and friends! July 30, 8PM ET Free and open to everyone. zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Thank you to @climateone.org for interviewing CPA President Robin Cooper, MD! Take a listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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The right words don't just describe — they can cause people to lean in or shut down. We explore why "human-caused climate disruption" or "heat-trapping pollution" resonate more than "climate change." Also: How one Brooklyn organization built years of trust before asking residents to buy into solar.

GOOD climate news: At a time when some US news outlets have retreated from the climate story, hundreds of news organizations in Japan are headed in the opposite direction. coveringclimatenow.org/from-us-stor...

Japan’s News Media Leads on Climate — Covering Climate Now

At a time when some US news outlets have retreated from the climate story, hundreds of news organizations in Japan are headed in the opposite direction. Inspired by Covering Climate Now’s 89 Percent P...

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PLEASE SHARE with those affected by poor air quality & Canadian wildfires: CPA has a #wildfire and #smoke toolkit with health info + how to stay safe: www.climatepsychiatry.org/wildfire-smo...

Upcoming event you don't want to miss! Heat influences how people think, make decisions, interact with others & respond during emergencies, affecting individuals, communities, workplaces & critical services. www.theisrm.org/event/extrem...

A new study shows a third higher odds of schizophrenia from high exposure to nitric oxide in air pollution www.psychiatryadvisor.com/news/air-pol...

Air Pollution May Increase Risk for ADHD and Other Psychiatric Disorders

Nitrogen dioxide emerged as the most common air pollutant that consistently was associated with psychiatric outcomes.

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Looking for a meaningful action to take this week? Join fellow scientists, health experts, researchers, and academics in opposing the OMB's attack on federal grant-making decisions @psr.org actionnetwork.org/petitions/ac...

Important NEW Read from @nytimes.com! The impacts of heat on the brain: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/02/c...

How Heat Affects the Brain

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NEW from @grist.org A warming world is putting pressure on every system in your body. As temperatures rise, experts warn that everyone is at risk. grist.org/article/how-...

How climate change gets under the skin

Here’s what we know, so far, about the lasting effects of climate change on the body’s vital systems.

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Important new research from CPA member Joshua Wortzel, MD! psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/...

Deadly Heat: The Association Between Ambient Temperature and Suicide in Young People in the United States | American Journal of Psychiatry

Objective:The impact of higher ambient temperature on suicide is well documented in the general population, although it remains unclear in youths despite their particular biosocial vulnerability. In a...

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Thank you @goodhousekeeping.bsky.social for shedding light on children and climate mental health! www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenti...

One of the Biggest Secrets Kids Are Keeping? Their Feelings About Climate Change

Plus, how adults can help kids process their emotions and feel hopeful about the future.

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We are deeply saddened by the passing of #RafePomerance at age 79, an environmental activist and lobbyist. If we had heard his cries and heeded his warnings 45 years ago, we would be living in a very different world today. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/24/s...

Rafe Pomerance, the Paul Revere of Climate Change, Dies at 79

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New publication! The impact of climate change on psychiatric decompensation: A case report using the climate biopsychosocial framework Congratulations to CPA Steering Committee Member Daniel Bernstein for his work on this. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

The impact of climate change on psychiatric decompensation: A case report using the climate biopsychosocial framework

Anthropogenic fossil fuel emissions are warming the planet quickly, leading to climatic instability and more extreme weather events that impact patien…

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GOOD News for your Friday! Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation

Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of study

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Nationally, six-in-ten Americans say stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost: #climatechange #environmentalregulations #climatelaw www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Support for stricter environmental regulations outweighs opposition in a majority of states

Nationally, 60% of Americans say stricter environmental laws and regulations are worth the cost, while 38% say they cost too many jobs and hurt the economy.

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Add Your Voice to Stop OMB's Attack on American Science! These new rules will require all Federal scientific grants to be approved by political appointees. Please join with Stand Up for Science to stop this attack: fight2win.standupforscience.net/campaign/163...

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Registration is now open for the Thursday, June 4 ITRC Community of Practice that will dive into the details on how to organize and operate a Community-led Resilience Network Learn more here! forms.gle/QYxAZJyZ7YyP...

Registration for the Thursday, June 4, 2026 ITRC Community of Practice on How to Organize and Operate a Community-led Resilience Network

The CoP we be held on Thursday June 4 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time/ 8:30-9:30 am Pacific Daylight Time/ 4:30-5:30 PM in the UK BST / 6:30-7:30 pm in Eastern Africa EAT) Please doub...

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Yesterday several Early Career Network CPA members got together at #APAAM26! We can't wait to share more from the panels and sessions we attended!

From AMR to Zika, & mental health to nutrition. The impacts of the #climatecrisis and #fossilfuels on #health are far-reaching and significant. We urge ministers to recognise climate impacts across all health topics being discussed at #WHA79. More at: bit.ly/3PdJ3ow

Climate and Health at the 79th World Health Assembly - The Global Climate and Health Alliance

GCHA works to ensure that the health impacts of climate inaction, and benefits of climate action are recognised at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP).

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An insightful article showing the progress that has been made in getting climate and health education in med school curriculum www.unr.edu/nevada-today...

Students simulate major earthquake response

Over 150 health care students collaborate in a large-scale, interprofessional earthquake response simulation at the University of Nevada, Reno

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The American Lung Association’s 2026 “State of the Air” report is out, and the findings are clear: nearly half of all children in the U.S. are growing up breathing unhealthy air. See how your community scored: Lung.org/sota #EarthDay #StateoftheAir

American Lung Association's "State of the Air" 2026

How healthy is your air? Learn how where you live measures up when it comes to air pollution, smog and soot.

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