PO387: Climate Anxiety: The Impact on Youth and Action Needed

  • PMD: 4,6
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Introduction
  • Poster Session 6: Promoting Social and Emotional Development

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. understand and define climate anxiety,
  2. learn how climate anxiety affects youth, and
  3. identify school-based interventions to mitigate impact of climate anxiety in youth.

Description

Addressing climate anxiety is pressing as climate change affects us all. Learn school-based interventions that address climate anxiety among youth, build resilience and counter feelings of helplessness and inaction.

Presenter(s)

Nilofer Naqvi, Iona University
Jillian P. Hernandez, MA, Iona University
Taylor Haddock, Iona University

Letter to Supervisor

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