Latest News

Extreme heat is hazardous to your health. Here are ways to stay safe as the globe warms.

A new multi-institutional study provides key insights into family psychosocial factors potentially contributing to this transmission of intergenerational trauma and suggests possible interventions to improve the health of Rwandan youth and their families in the wake of the 1994 Tutsi genocide.

My path to researching climate change and mental health was indirect. I applied to graduate programs in clinical psychology with the goal of studying how social determinants of health shape the educational and mental health trajectories of members of marginalized populations.

In a time defined by climate hazards and their profound impact on community health, the role of state governments in addressing these challenges has never been more crucial. This essay spotlights the measures taken by three health departments to address and lessen the impacts from extreme weather induced by climate change, and foster resilience within their communities.

YSPH associate professor and clinical psychologist Sarah Lowe discusses the connection between climate change and mental health.

In recent years, the term “climate anxiety” has gone from obscure to familiar, underscoring a growing awareness of how witnessing escalating climate disasters affects our mental health. YSPH Clinical Psychologist Sarah Lowe offers suggestions to help people manage their emotional and cognitive reactions to our rapidly changing environment.

Climate anxiety is no joke. YSPH Associate Professor Sarah Lowe has been studying the topic in depth, and she characterizes it as: “Distress about climate change … that can manifest as intrusive thoughts or feelings of distress about future disasters or the long-term future of human existence.”

In a recent study, researchers at the School of Public Health found that despite successful local efforts to improve mental health infrastructure, more steps must be taken to combat mental illness among adolescents in American Samoa.

Yale School of Public Health PhD student Bryce Takenaka says the Maui wildfires did not result from a natural catastrophe nor a single incident but were a product of settler capitalism, imperialism, and colonialism. He's urging people to donate to help indigenous people rebuild after the fires.