We all need help sometimes.
Getting help can be frustrating. That's why we've created a resource list to get you the help you need. It's currently focused on UK resources, but we aim to expand this in future.
As young people, there are often financial barriers to getting help, which is why we list mostly free or low-cost services.
Thank you to organisations such as Black Minds Matter, Saffron Records, MIND and Off the Record whose own resources have helped to guide this list.
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Not sure how to help the young people in your life who are feeling climate anxiety?
- Listening to their concerns, even if they're hard to hear and validate their emotions.
- Let them know that climate anxiety isn't a mental health illness, it's a natural and healthy reaction to a crisis. It shows they are aware of their surroundings and that they care about the future. 84% of 16-25 year olds feel climate anxiety, so they aren't alone.
- Share your feelings with them.
- Simply telling them that you're scared too can go a long way in making young people feel understood. It's frustrating and alienating to think you're the only one who feels this way, so let them know they aren't.
- Don't try and "fix" these feelings.
- Young people feeling climate anxiety aren't broken, they're awake. They don't need to be fixed, they need to be listened to. Help them find ways to process their climate emotions and take positive action.
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UK Council for Psychotherapy, ‘Psychotherapy: A crucial role’
This article explores how the profession needs to change to offer support with climate anxiety.
The Ho Foundation, ‘Deep Dive: The Need for Wellbeing, Resilience and Mentoring Support for the Environmental Youth Movement’
A global scan of wellbeing in the youth landscape, and its needs.
The Conversation, ‘What psychotherapy can do for the climate and biodiversity crises’
Caroline Hickmen discusses how a renewed focus on psychology can provide deeper insights into the ecological and climate crisis.
The Conversation, ‘I’m a psychotherapist – here’s what I’ve learned from listening to children talk about climate change’
Psychotherapist Caroline Hickman details healing the intergenerational rift, inspired by what she has learnt from her long career listening to young people talk about climate change.
Royal Society of Psychiatrists', Eco-distress in young children podcast
Child and adolescent psychiatrist, Dr Catriona Mellor, talks to two young people about the mental health impacts of the climate catastrophe.
CPA Podcast, Catastrophe or Transformation: Climate Crisis Conversations
The Climate Psychology Alliance podcast series explores eco grief, empathy and hope in the therapy room.
CPA, Navigating the emotional overwhelm of the climate crisis panel discussion
Climate Psychology Alliance experts, including Sally Weintrobe and Caroline Hickman, explore the issues.
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