https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1 en-us 2022-11-30 21:51:59 UTC 2025-09-25 17:40:10 UTC hello@padlet.com xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404279099 This article explains the various impacts that climate change has on the health AND mental well-being of children in lower-income countries. In addition to giving a background on what climate change is, this article goes even further and explains the many health risks posed by extreme weather. It is also mentioned that a child’s resilience depends heavily on their ability to cope with such disasters. Younger children have a more difficult time coping than older children when it comes to the physiological trauma caused by extreme weather and climate change. ]]> 2022-11-30 22:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404279099 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404286380 This article explains how children in developing countries are already more exposed to extreme weather conditions and are predicted to disproportionately suffer (in the near future) from the effects of climate change. Given that developing countries have limited supplies of safety nets, widespread poverty, and weak government institutions it is more likely for children to have a difficult time coping and adapting to the changes of extreme weather. Natural disasters that are brought forth by climate change can also cause post-traumatic stress on children. Loss of homes and agricultural resources can also cause economic stress, which is heavily correlated to psychological stress. ]]> 2022-11-30 22:32:43 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404286380 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404290944 Live illustration that brings together the many factors that are at play when it comes to climate change. From government, to women's rights, public health, and agriculture. ]]> 2022-11-30 22:39:01 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404290944 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404298160 Women and children walking to collect water in Guembe Valley, Zambia. Since 2018 the area has been extremely affected by drought, leaving 2.3 million Zambians in severe food scarcity. ]]> 2022-11-30 22:48:54 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404298160 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404298379 This book brings together the knowledge and opinions of 40 contributors, scientists, development workers, etc. to help explain what climate change means for the children of today that will have to face the consequences of climate change tomorrow.]]> 2022-11-30 22:49:12 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404298379 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404329720 Once upon a time there was a global mental health crisis unlike any other, climate change. Every day children in developing countries are suffering from ptsd, depression, and anxiety caused by the economic distress or trauma brought on from climate change or extreme weather. Because of that it is important for therapists, and those in the field of psychology to learn more ways to treat the mental health stressors that are arising because of climate change, and to have more resources available, especially in developing countries for children, whose development may suffer because of these mental health stressors they are facing. Research shows that children facing the impacts of climate change can struggle with their resilience depending on their ability to cope with disasters such as droughts, extreme heat, floods, and exploitation of land. This work is important to me because I am pursuing a career in therapy, with that being said  I value mental well-being and acknowledge that it goes hand in hand with one's environment. And if we do this work it can bring to light (even more) the severity of climate change and allow for governments and big corporations to view the high risks that children and communities in developing countries face. This perhaps can pave the way for more legislative action to reduce greenhouse gases and send health care aid to these countries.

]]> 2022-11-30 23:38:43 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2404329720 xflores24 https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2407904657 UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) video that brings statistics about the conditions that children and communities are facing in developing countries due to the impacts of climate change.]]> 2022-12-04 09:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/xflores24/v958czjh0bk3rgr1/wish/2407904657