{"id":4739,"date":"2025-10-27T11:06:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/?p=4739"},"modified":"2025-10-27T11:11:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T15:11:20","slug":"climate-change-mental-health-and-psychological-wellbeing-nov-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/climatecommons\/2025\/climate-change-mental-health-and-psychological-wellbeing-nov-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Change, Mental Health, and Psychological Wellbeing (Nov 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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CMOS Ottawa Centre & Carleton University DGES Topographies Seminar Series-Stefania Maggi<\/h1>\n

Climate Change, Mental Health, and Psychological Wellbeing<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday 5 November, 3:00 – 4:30 pm\u00a0\u00a0EST<\/strong><\/p>\n

Climate change represents a critical threat to environmental stability and physical health, while also acting as a significant risk multiplier for mental health and psychological wellbeing. The pervasive and escalating nature of its impacts exacerbates mental health risks across diverse populations, establishing it as one of the foremost public health challenges of our time. When examined through an equity-focused lens, it is evident that climate change disproportionately burdens specific societal sectors. This disparity arises from the intersection of climate impacts with key social determinants of health, which compound the severity of its consequences.<\/p>\n

This presentation will elucidate the multifaceted pathways through which climate change adversely affects mental health. It will distinguish between acute, clinically diagnosable conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and major depression, linked to extreme weather events, and the more chronic, insidious psychological effects associated with the all-encompassing ecological crisis. A key focus will be the characterization of eco-anxiety, a complex psychological response stemming from awareness of environmental degradation and concern for the future. Moving beyond establishing these associations, the presentation will advocate for a solution-oriented framework informed by developmental sciences and positive psychology. It will explore adaptive strategies designed to support psychological flourishing with a particular emphasis on managing eco-anxiety. These strategies include cultivating a deeper connection with oneself, others and the natural world.<\/p>\n

Speaker: <\/strong>Dr. Maggi is a researcher, educator, and a children\u2019s rights advocate. She has been a faculty member at Carleton University since 2007 where she is cross appointed with the Childhood and Youth Studies program and the Department of Psychology.
\nShe teaches courses on the psychology of climate change, children\u2019s rights, nature connection, and research methods. Her research, teaching, and advocacy are devoted to the mental health impacts of climate change on children and youth, green guidance; climate change education; and immersive technologies as tools to support meaningful engagement with climate action.
\nDr. Maggi is the Interim Director at the \u00a0Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Children\u2019s Rights<\/a>; the founder of\u00a0Mochi4ThePlanet<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0, a youth-centered intergenerational initiative promoting mental health and children\u2019s rights in the context of the climate crisis; and\u00a0The Luna Moth Circle,<\/a>\u00a0an intergenerational network of scholars, community groups, and youth organizations dedicated to advancing climate change education, and mental health expertise.<\/p>\n

RSVP: If you plan to\u00a0attend the meeting in person please send a confirming email to\u00a0jonesb@ncf.ca<\/u><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0If you plan to attend over Zoom, please register here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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CMOS Ottawa Centre & Carleton University DGES Topographies Seminar Series-Stefania Maggi Climate Change, Mental Health, and Psychological Wellbeing Wednesday 5 November, 3:00 – 4:30 pm\u00a0\u00a0EST Climate change represents a critical threat to environmental stability and physical health, while also acting as a significant risk multiplier for mental health and psychological wellbeing. 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