Addressing the mental health impacts of a changing planet
People around the world are experiencing mental health challenges caused or worsened by environmental changes, yet research and action to date has been siloed, unequal, and disconnected. Experts with backgrounds in research, policy and practice, and people with lived experience have presented agendas for priority research and action at the intersection of climate change and mental health through the Connecting Climate Minds project, led by the Climate Cares Centre at Imperial College London and funded by Wellcome. A wide global network has worked to identify research and action priorities where new evidence will best support changes in policy and practice.
Connecting Climate Minds has created transdisciplinary communities in regions around the world and used dialogues to align research and action at the intersection of climate change and mental health that can better protect Planetary Health.
The Planetary Health Alliance has led the efforts in North America and Europe by building a regional community, shaping the agenda through dialogues, supporting capacity building in research and advocacy, generating new knowledge, and identifying opportunities to ensure the longer-term sustainability of the regional community.