Behavioral Health

 Behavioral Health Working Group

Chair Dr. Bob Feder

Objectives:

  • Strategize about approaches to education and advocacy on the impact of climate on the mental health of children and adults

  • Develop recommendations and guidelines for behavioral health clinicians whose patients are dealing with symptoms related to climate change

  • Reduce the behavioral health impacts of climate change by developing recommendations and guidelines for communities to increase their climate change preparedness

  • Establish collaborations with national and state groups

Highlight Resource:

 

A Brief Guide to Individual Therapy for Climate-Related Mental Distress

Robert Feder, M.D., and the Behavioral Health Work Group, New Hampshire Healthcare Workers for Climate Action, March 2022

 

Climate Mental Health Resource Library: Clinical, Community, Education, and Media Resources

 

“Psychotherapy for Eco-Anxiety: Shifting from Catastrophizing to Action”

Bob Feder, Board of Directors, Chair of the Behavioral Health Working Group, NH HWCA

 

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Previous Webinars:

 

“Climate Change and Human Migration”

Caleb J Dresser, MD, MPH, Assistant Director, Climate & Human Health Fellowship, Dept. of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Instructor, Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School

Dr. Suzanne Gaulocher, Associate Professor of Public Health at Plymouth State University, introduced Dr. Caleb Dresser

This event is co-sponsored by the NH Public Health Association.

 

“Climate Change and Social Determinants of Mental Health: Mitigating Risks and Increasing Resilience in Vulnerable Populations”

Ben Liu, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University, Member, Steering Committee, Climate Psychiatry Alliance

Jen Darnell, MD, PGY-2, Department of Psychiatry, Oregon Health & Science University

Max Galvan, MD, PGY-2, Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX

Rahul Malhotra, MD, Independent Practice, Summit, NJ

Presented in collaboration with the NH Psychiatric Association

 

“The Effects of Extreme Weather Events on Child Mood and Behavior” -

Jennifer L. Barkin, M.S., PhD, Vice Chair & Associate Professor, Community Medicine, Associate Professor, OB/GYN, Director, Academic Health Department, Mercer University School of Medicine