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Risks in Older Adults

Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health

April 1, 2025

Suellen Breakey, PhD, Kathryn Kieran, MSN, PMHNP-BC, and Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon)

Suellen Breakey, PhD. Distinguished Teaching Associate Professor; Associate Director, Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health; School of Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

Kathryn Kieran, MSN, PMHNP-BC. Instructor, School of Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions.

Patrice K. Nicholas, DNSc, DHL (Hon). Distinguished Teaching Professor; Director, Center for Climate Change, Climate Justice, and Health; School of Nursing, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Boston, MA.

Dr. Breakey, Ms. Kieran, and Dr. Nicholas have no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

Rising temperatures and extreme weather aren’t just environmental concerns—they’re mental health risks. We explore the growing evidence linking climate change to psychiatric symptoms in older populations and strategies to mitigate these stressors in vulnerable communities.

Note From the Editor-in-Chief

July 1, 2024

Joshua D. Feder, MD.

Dr. Feder remains alarmed: right now, it’s about heat, social media, and fentanyl - hear his direct advice and protect your patients and yourselves from the current ravages of our times.

Helping Children and Teens Manage Climate Anxiety

April 1, 2024

Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

Laelia Benoit, MD, PhD

Child and adolescent psychiatrist; associate researcher, Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health (CESP) of the French NIH (Inserm), Paris-Saclay University, France; combined fellow at the Yale Child Study Center; Co-Director of QUALab, Qualitative and Mixed Methods Lab, Yale University, New Haven, CT.

Dr. Benoit has no financial relationships with companies related to this material.

More of our young patients are coming in with fears about climate change. This can be explicit and paralyzing, or it may be hidden unless you uncover it. We interviewed Dr. Laelia Benoit on how to manage climate anxiety in children and teens.