Youth Support

• How to raise a green kid without freaking them out
• How to speak with kids about climate
• How to talk to kids about climate without scaring them
• How to Talk to Your Kids About Eco-Anxiety
• Don't Allow Climate Change Anxiety to Ruin Your Life - Five ways to handle your (or your child’s) eco-anxiety
• 'Action really helps' young people struggling with climate anxiety, psychologist says
• Article on the rise of children books on climate and environment - (Also lists many of the books available)
• https://good2talk.ca/
• https://kidshelpphone.ca/

Resources

> HEALTH IN A CHANGING CLIMATE

From the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit: "Our climate is changing, affecting the health and wellbeing of Ontarians. The Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is working to address these health impacts and to increase awareness of how climate change affects health. Below are some current communications that we have contributed to that explore the risks of climate change on health and how we can protect the public from these risks."

Make it better campaign pledge for Ontario kids

THE CLIMATE CHANGE EMPOWERMENT HANDBOOK - Psychological strategies to tackle climate change

From the BBC - Climate Emotions: From fear and anxiety to hope and healing - a series examining our complex responses to climate change, and how those responses will shape how we act.

How to cope if you’re suffering from eco anxiety

ONE MINUTE FOR EARTH - Give a moment of silent reflection

Article on Mental Health after floods or wildfires

Eco-Anxiety description and helpful steps to overcome.

MoodGYM: reduce symptoms of depression & anxiety

Eco-anxiety: Fears about planet’s future weigh on our mental health (solutions)

Activist burnout running through the climate activist community

Local Health Info

Climate Article from Simcoe/Muskoka Health

Ontario Health Lines